Molecular detection of hepatotoxic cyanobacteria in inland water bodies of the Marmara Region, Turkey

Blooms of cyanobacteria are an increasingly frequent phenomenon in freshwater ecosystems worldwide as a result of eutrophication. Many species can produce hepatotoxins that cause severe health hazards to humans. The aim of this study was to identify the bloom forming cyanobacteria species by molecul...

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Published in:	Advances in Oceanography and Limnology
Main Authors:	Latife Köker, Reyhan Akçaalan, Meriç Albay, Brett A. Neilan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	PAGEPress Publications 2017-05-01
Subjects:	16S rRNA , Aminotransferase, Nodularin Microcystin Cyanobacteria Cyanotoxin.
Online Access:	http://pagepressjournals.org/index.php/aiol/article/view/6394