Metabolomic analysis indicates a pivotal role of the hepatotoxin microcystin in high light adaptation of Microcystis

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1497-1509

  Meissner, Sven ^a   Steinhauser, Dirk ^b   Dittmann, Elke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; SYNECHOCYSTIS; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.;

BACTERIAL TOXIN; FRESH WATER; GLYCOLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; MICROCYSTIN; SUCROSE; TREHALOSE;

CITRIC ACID CYCLE; GENETICS; GLYCOLYSIS; LIGHT; METABOLISM; METABOLOMICS; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROCYSTIS; PHYSIOLOGY; VISUAL ADAPTATION;

ADAPTATION, OCULAR; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; FRESH WATER; GLYCOLATES; GLYCOLYSIS; LIGHT; METABOLOMICS; MICROCYSTINS; MICROCYSTIS; SUCROSE; TREHALOSE;

EID: 84928225639     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.12565     Document Type: Article

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