Morphologic, Phylogenetic and Chemical Characterization of a Brackish Colonial Picocyanobacterium (Coelosphaeriaceae) with Bioactive Properties

Despite their cosmopolitan distribution, knowledge on cyanobacteria in the family Coelosphaeriaceae is limited. In this study, a single species culture of a coelosphaeran cyanobacterium isolated from a brackish rock pool in the Baltic Sea was established. The strain was characterized by morphologica...

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Main Authors: Kerstin Häggqvist, Anna Toruńska-Sitarz, Agata Błaszczyk, Hanna Mazur-Marzec, Jussi Meriluoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-04-01
Series:Toxins
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/8/4/108