Stability of toxin gene proportion in red-pigmented populations of the cyanobacterium <it>Planktothrix </it>during 29 years of re-oligotrophication of Lake Zürich

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Harmful algal blooms deteriorate the services of aquatic ecosystems. They are often formed by cyanobacteria composed of genotypes able to produce a certain toxin, for example, the hepatotoxin microcystin (MC), but also of nontoxic ge...

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Main Authors: Ostermaier Veronika, Schanz Ferdinand, Köster Oliver, Kurmayer Rainer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-12-01
Series:BMC Biology
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/10/100

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