Evaluating the influence of light intensity in mcyA gene expression and microcystin production in toxic strains of Planktothrix agardhii and Microcystis aeruginosa

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 123, Issue , 2016, Pages 4-12

  Salvador, Daniel ^a   Churro, Catarina ^a,b   Valério, Elisabete ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Light intensity; McyA gene; Microcystin; Microcystis aeruginosa; Planktothrix agardhii; RT qPCR

Indexed keywords

DNA 16S; MICROCYSTIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL COUNTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GROWTH RATE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LIGHT INTENSITY; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; NONHUMAN; PHOTON; PLANKTOTHRIX AGARDHII; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EXTRACTION; TEMPERATURE; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; METABOLISM; MICROCYSTIS; RADIATION RESPONSE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CYANOBACTERIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; LIGHT; MICROCYSTINS; MICROCYSTIS;

EID: 84957824650     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2016.02.002     Document Type: Article

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