Phylogenies of microcystin-Producing cyanobacteria in the lower laurentian great lakes suggest extensive genetic connectivity

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2014, Pages

  Davis, Timothy W ^a   Watson, Susan B ^a   Rozmarynowycz, Mark J ^b   Ciborowski, Jan J H ^c   Mckay, Robert Michael ^b   Bullerjahn, George S ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; MICROCYSTIN;

ALGAL BLOOM; ANABAENA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOMASS; CANADA; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENETIC CONNECTIVITY; GENETIC SIMILARITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; LAKE; MICROCYSTIN PRODUCING CYANOBACTERIUM; MICROCYSTIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PHYTOPLANKTON; PLANKTOTHRIX; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES DOMINANCE; TAXONOMIC IDENTIFICATION; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER QUALITY; BIODIVERSITY; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SEASON;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CYANOBACTERIA; LAKES; MICROCYSTINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; SEASONS;

EID: 84929941411     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106093     Document Type: Article

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