A tribute to disorder in the genome of the bloom-forming freshwater cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa.

Microcystis aeruginosa is one of the most common bloom-forming cyanobacteria in freshwater ecosystems worldwide. This species produces numerous secondary metabolites, including microcystins, which are harmful to human health. We sequenced the genomes of ten strains of M. aeruginosa in order to explo...

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Main Authors: Jean-François Humbert, Valérie Barbe, Amel Latifi, Muriel Gugger, Alexandra Calteau, Therese Coursin, Aurélie Lajus, Vanina Castelli, Sophie Oztas, Gaëlle Samson, Cyrille Longin, Claudine Medigue, Nicole Tandeau de Marsac
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23950996/?tool=EBI