Molecular characterization of potential geosmin-producing cyanobacteria from Lake Ontario

Geosmin is an odorous secondary metabolite produced by some cyanobacteria during growth and released from the cells. Little is known about the biosynthesis of geosmin and the gene(s) required for its production have not been characterized. During late August and early September geosmin episodes...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gill, Andrea
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: University of Waterloo 2007
Subjects:
PCR
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10012/2953