Screening of cyanotoxin producing genes in Ecuadorian freshwater systems

Abstract: Aim This study pursued the detection of cyr and mcy genes to assess the presence of cylindrospemopsin (CN) and microcystin (MC) potential producers in Ecuadorian water bodies. Methods Environmental DNA (eDNA) was extracted from eight water bodies and one wastewater treatment plant (WWTP)...

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Main Authors: Isabel Ballesteros, Sara de la Cruz, Michelle Rojas, Génesis Salazar, Miguel Martínez-Fresneda, Pablo Castillejo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Limnologia 2022-10-01
Series:Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2179-975X2022000100720&tlng=en