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SUBMITTER: Gugger M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC546679 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gugger Muriel M Molica Renato R Le Berre Brigitte B Dufour Philippe P Bernard Cécile C Humbert Jean-François JF
Applied and environmental microbiology 20050201 2
The genetic diversity of Cylindrospermopsis strains (cyanobacteria) was examined using mainly the 16S-23S internally transcribed spacer (ITS1) sequences. Strains were grouped in three clusters: (i) America, (ii) Europe, and (iii) Africa and Australia. These results suggested a recent spread of Cylindrospermopsis across the American and European continents from restricted warm refuge areas instead of exchanges between continents. On the other hand, they also suggested a recent colonization of Aus ...[more]