Recombination, cryptic clades and neutral molecular divergence of the microcystin synthetase (<it>mcy</it>) genes of toxic cyanobacterium <it>Microcystis aeruginosa</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The water-bloom-forming cyanobacterium <it>Microcystis aeruginosa </it>is a known producer of various kinds of toxic and bioactive chemicals. Of these, hepatotoxic cyclic heptapeptides microcystins have been studied most...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-05-01
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| Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/9/115 |