title: Diversity of microcystin-producing cyanobacteria in spatially isolated regions of Lake Erie.
abstract: The diversity of microcystin-producing cyanobacteria in the western basin of Lake Erie was studied using sequence analysis of mcyA gene fragments. Distinct populations of potentially toxic Microcystis and Planktothrix were found in spatially isolated locations. This study highlights previously undocumented diversity of potentially toxic cyanobacteria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA.
authors.forename: Johanna M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Rinta-Kanto
authors.forename: Steven W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Wilhelm
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D000458:Cyanobacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000382:microbiology*; D014644:Genetic Variation; D052998:Microcystins; D046931:Microcystis / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010453:Peptide Synthases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D052998:Microcystins; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic; C078588:microcystin; D010453:Peptide Synthases; C432283:microcystin synthetase A