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Comparative PCR analysis of toxic Nodularia spumigena and non-toxic Nodularia harveyana (Nostocales, Cyanobacteria) with respect to the nodularin synthetase gene cluster

Thomas Krüger Friedrich-Schiller-University, Institute of Nutrition, Food Chemistry, Dornburger Str. 25, 07743 Jena, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ralf Oelmüller Friedrich-Schiller-University, Institute of General Botany, Plant Physiology, Dornburger Str. 159, 07743 Jena, Germany
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Bernd Luckas Friedrich-Schiller-University, Institute of Nutrition, Food Chemistry, Dornburger Str. 25, 07743 Jena, Germany
Pages 291-295 | Received 13 Aug 2007, Accepted 21 Aug 2008, Published online: 19 Aug 2009

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