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Hidden diversity in diatoms of Kenyan Lake Naivasha: a genetic approach detects temporal variation.
Molecular ecology - 1 Apr 2012
Stoof-Leichsenring Kathleen R, Epp Laura S, Trauth Martin H, Tiedemann Ralph
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This study provides insights into the morphological and genetic diversity in diatoms occurring in core sediments from tropical lakes in Kenya. We developed a genetic survey technique specific for diatoms utilizing a short region (76-67 bp) of the ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase large subunit (rbcL) gene as genetic barcode. Our analyses (i) validated the use of rbcL as a barcoding marker for...
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