Presence or absence of mlr genes and nutrient concentrations co-determine the microcystin biodegradation efficiency of a natural bacterial community

Toxins

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2016, Pages

  Lezcano, María Ángeles ^a   Morón López, Jesús ^a   Agha, Ramsy ^b   López Heras, Isabel ^a   Nozal, Leonor ^a   Quesada, Antonio ^c   El Shehawy, Rehab ^a  

^a IMDEA Water Institute   (Spain)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Cyanobacteria; Genotype; Microcystin; Paucibacter sp; Sphingopyxis sp.

Indexed keywords

CARBON; MICROCYSTIN; NITROGEN; RNA 16S; WATER POLLUTANT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENE DOSAGE; GENOTYPE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MLR GENE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; PAUCIBACTER TOXINIVORANS; PHYLOGENY; SPHINGOPYXIS; SPHINGOSINICELLA MICROCYSTINIVORANS; ANALYSIS; BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; EUTROPHICATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANT;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON; EUTROPHICATION; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; MICROCYSTINS; NITROGEN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84994477619     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/toxins8110318     Document Type: Article

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