Cyanobacterial Toxins

Encyclopedia of Microbiology, Third Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 290-307

  Sivonen, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Anabaena; animal poisonings; Aphanizomenon; cyanobacteria; cyanotoxins; Cylindrospermopsis; health risks; hepatotoxins; microcystin synthetase; Microcystis; neurotoxins; Nodularia; Phormidium; Planktothrix; water blooms

Indexed keywords

EID: 85069224192     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012373944-5.00005-5     Document Type: Chapter

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