TOWARDS A MOLECULAR TAXONOMY FOR THE BLOOM-FORMING CYANOBACTERIA

Authors
NEILAN BA HAWKINS PR COX PT GOODMAN AE
Citation
Ba. Neilan et al., TOWARDS A MOLECULAR TAXONOMY FOR THE BLOOM-FORMING CYANOBACTERIA, Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 45(5), 1994, pp. 869-873
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Oceanografhy,"Marine & Freshwater Biology",Limnology,Fisheries
Journal title
Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research → ACNP
ISSN journal
00671940
Volume
45
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
869 - 873
Database
ISI
SICI code
0067-1940(1994)45:5<869:TAMTFT>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Regions of the 16S subunit of the ribosomal RNA gene of the bloom-asso ciated cyanobacterial genera Microcystis and Anabaena have been sequen ced and found to provide strain-specific sequence information. Compari sons of the DNA sequence of these cyanobacteria indicated that the str ains examined are related and that probes diagnostic for bloom-forming and toxigenic strains in water samples can be designed.