title: Iron uptake by toxic and nontoxic strains of Microcystis aeruginosa.
abstract: Iron uptake by microcystin-producing and non-microcystin-producing strains of Microcystis aeruginosa was investigated through short-term uptake assays. Although strain-specific differences were observed, the siderophore-independent Fe uptake kinetics were essentially similar (e.g., maximum uptake rates of 2.0 to 3.3 amol·cell(-1)·h(-1)) for the wild-type toxic strain PCC7806 and a genetically engineered mutant unable to produce microcystin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1-M1-4 Ookayama, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan. fujii.m.ah@m.titech.ac.jp
authors.forename: Manabu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: Andrew L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.forename: T David
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Waite
mesh_terms: D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism*; D052998:Microcystins / Q000378:metabolism; D046931:Microcystis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D030781:Organisms, Genetically Modified / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D017262:Siderophores / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D052998:Microcystins; D017262:Siderophores; C078588:microcystin; D007501:Iron