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Dynamics of microcystin-producing and non-microcystin-producing Microcystis populations is correlated with nitrate concentration in a Japanese lake.
FEMS microbiology letters - 1 Jan 2007
Yoshida Mitsuhiro, Yoshida Takashi, Takashima Yukari, Hosoda Naohiko, Hiroishi Shingo
Abstract excerpt
Temporal changes in hepatotoxin microcystin-producing and non-microcystin-producing Microcystis aeruginosa populations were examined in Lake Mikata, Japan. To monitor the densities of the total M. aeruginosa population and the potential microcystin-producing subpopulation, we used a quantitative real-time PCR assay targeting the phycocyanin intergenic spacer and the microcystin synthetase gene (mcyA),...
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