Molecular characterization of planktic cyanobacteria ofAnabaena,Aphanizomenon, MicrocystisandPlanktothrixgenera 

 -  International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary MicroBiology, 51, p.513-526, 2001 .
<br/><br/> Toxic and non-toxic cyanobacterial strains fromAnabaena,Aphanizomenon, Calothrix,Cylindrospermum,Nostoc,Microcystis,Planktothrix(Oscillatoria agardhii),OscillatoriaandSynechococcusgenera were examined by RFLP of PCR-amplified 16S rRNA genes and 16S rRNA gene sequencing. With both methods, high 16S rRNA gene similarity was found among planktic, anatoxin-a-producingAnabaenaand non-toxicAphanizomenon, microcystin-producing and non-toxicMicrocystis, and microcystin-producing and non-toxic Planktothrixstrains of different geographical origins. The respective sequence similarities were 99<9-100 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>CYANOBACTERIA<br/>16S RRNA GENE<br/>RFLP<br/>SEQUENCING<br/>REP<br/>ERIC