Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53417#.VMG9TCzQrzE Author(s) Luciana Mecatti Elias 1 , Maria Estela Silva-Stenico 2 , Danillo Oliveira Alvarenga 2 , Janaina Rigonato 2 , Marli Fátima Fiore 2 , Simone Possedente de Lira 1* Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Exact Sciences, Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz”, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil . 2 Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil . ABSTRACT The genetic diversity and the potential toxicity of bloom-forming cyanobacteria were studied in four lagoons located in the state of Sao Paulo (Campinas, Limeira and Piracicaba cities). Bloom samples were collected on the water surface and cyanobacterial communities were evaluated using DGGE fingerprinting and 16S rDNA clone library. The amplification of genes encoding secondary metabolites such as microcystin ( mcy ), ana...
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