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- Title
LOCALIZATION OF MICROCYSTIN SYNTHETASE GENES IN COLONIES OF THE CYANOBACTERIUM MICROCYSTIS USING FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION.
- Authors
Metcalf, James S.; Reilly, Marianne; Young, Fiona M.; Codd, Geoffrey A.
- Abstract
To better understand the production of microcystins (MCs) in Microcystis colonies, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) methods were developed to detect DNA involved in the synthesis of these cyanobacterial hepatotoxins. Using colonies of Microcystis aeruginosa (Kütz.) Kütz. isolated from environmental blooms of cyanobacteria and from a colony-forming, MC-producing laboratory strain of Microcystis, amplified PCR products were observed, coincident with positive controls. The total MC content of individual colonies of Microcystis, determined by ELISA, showed a positive correlation with colony cross-sectional area. FISH analysis of Microcystis colonies gave high fluorescence in comparison to negative controls, indicating the presence of MC synthetase DNA ( mcyA) in situ. FISH analysis for MC synthetase genes has the potential to be developed into an effective early warning tool for drinking and recreational water management.
- Subjects
MICROCYSTINS; CYANOBACTERIA; FLUORESCENCE; CYANOBACTERIAL blooms; ENZYME-linked immunosorbent assay
- Publication
Journal of Phycology, 2009, Vol 45, Issue 6, p1400
- ISSN
0022-3646
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1529-8817.2009.00750.x