Toxic and non-toxic strains of the cyanobacteriumMicrocystis aeruginosacontain sequences homologous to peptide synthetase genes
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- 1 January 1996
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in FEMS Microbiology Letters
- Vol. 135 (2-3), 295-303
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.1996.tb08004.x
Abstract
Toxic strains of Microcystis aeruginosa produce cyclic heptatoxins (microcystins) that are believed to be synthesized non-ribosomally by peptide syntKeywords
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