Temperature Influences the Production and Transport of Saxitoxin and the Expression of sxt Genes in the Cyanobacterium Aphanizomenon gracile

The cyanobacterium Aphanizomenon gracile is the most widely distributed producer of the potent neurotoxin saxitoxin in freshwaters. In this work, total and extracellular saxitoxin and the transcriptional response of three genes linked to saxitoxin biosynthesis (sxtA) and transport (sxtM, sxtPer) wer...

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Main Authors: Samuel Cirés, Adrián Delgado, Miguel González-Pleiter, Antonio Quesada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-10-01
Series:Toxins
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/9/10/322