Biogeography and Genetic Diversity of Toxin Producing Cyanobacteria in a Laurentian Great Lake

The North American Great Lakes are a vital source on a global scale, as they hold ~18 % of the potable water resources on our planet. Cyanobacteria of the genus Microcystis are commonly found in fresh water environments around the world, and since the mid-1990s also in Lake Erie. The reasons for the...

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Main Author: Rinta-Kanto, Johanna Maaria
Published: Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange 2007
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Online Access:http://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss/276