Physiological characterization and molecular profiling of toxic and non-toxic isolates of Cyanobacterium Microcystis.
J Environ Biol
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2013 May; 34(3): 555-560
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| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-148563
ABSTRACT
Our investigation aimed to utilize physiological attributes and molecular tools for distinguishing the toxic strain of Microcystis from other non toxic strains, belonging to the same genus. Physiological characterization of five Microcystis isolates indicated that the toxic strain (M1) exhibited significantly higher pigment accumulation (phycocyanin 54.20 µg ml-1; allophycocyanin 18.2 µg ml-1) and sugar content (74.25 µg ml-1), which may be providing a competitive advantage for successful colonization and proliferation. Profiling using repeat sequence primers (STRR, Hip) was helpful in distinguishing different strains (M1-M5) and HIP TG profile was unique to M1. SDS-PAGE profile of the five strains indicated the presence of a unique band (25kDa) in M1. The combined use of SDS-PAGE and HipTG profiles can help in providing distinct fingerprint for the toxic strain, which can be useful in its identification.
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J Environ Biol
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2013
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