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| About the Editors |
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| About the Book |
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| Preface |
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| Acknowledgments |
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1.1 A Brief Historical Overview |
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1.2 The Genetic Basis of Toxin Production |
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1.2.1 Microcystin and Nodularin |
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1.3 Application of Molecular Tools |
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1.4 Laboratory Safety Issues |
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14 | (5) |
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19 | (24) |
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2.4.1 Quantitative Depth-Integrated and Discrete Sampling |
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2.4.2 Qualitative Plankton Net Sampling |
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2.4.3 Surface (Scum Material) Sampling |
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2.4.4 Benthic (Terrestrial) Cyanobacteria Sampling |
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2.4.5 Food Supplement Sampling |
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2.4.6 Isolation of Single Colonies/Filaments |
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2.5 Subsampling Food Supplement Samples |
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2.6 Sampling of Nucleic Acids |
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SOP 2.1 Sampling and Filtration (DNA) |
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SOP 2.2 Sampling of Benthic Cyanobacteria |
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SOP 2.3 Isolation of Single Cyanobacteria Colonies/Filaments |
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SOP 2.4 Sampling Food Supplements |
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SOP 2.4.3 Procedure (Fig. 8.3) |
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36 | (1) |
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SOP 2.5 Sampling and Filtration (RNA) |
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38 | (1) |
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SOP 2.6 Sampling of Abiotic and Biotic Data and Recording Metadata |
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SOP 2.6.3 Type of Metadata and Additional Biotic and Abiotic Data |
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3 Isolation, Purification, and Cultivation of Toxigenic Cyflnobacteria |
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3.2 Methodical Principles for Cyanobacterial Isolation, Purification, and Cultivation |
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3.2.1 Sampling, Identification, and Treatments Prior to the Isolation of Cyanobacteria |
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3.2.2 Traditional Techniques for the Isolation and Purification of Cyanobacteria |
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45 | (2) |
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3.2.3 Culture Media Preparation |
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3.2.4 Cultivation Conditions |
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48 | (1) |
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49 | (1) |
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49 | (30) |
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SOP 3.1 Isolation, Purification, and Clonal Isolate Testing |
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52 | (2) |
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54 | (1) |
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SOP 3.2 Isolation of Picocyanobacterial Cells by Flow Cytometer (FCM) Sorting |
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55 | (1) |
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56 | (1) |
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56 | (2) |
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58 | (1) |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (1) |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (2) |
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63 | (1) |
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SOP 3.4 Culture Media (Solid and Liquid) |
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64 | (1) |
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64 | (1) |
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64 | (1) |
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65 | (3) |
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68 | (1) |
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SOP 3.5 Strain Maintenance (Living Cultures) |
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69 | (1) |
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69 | (1) |
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70 | (2) |
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72 | (1) |
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SOP 3.6 Cryopreservation and Recovery |
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73 | (1) |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (1) |
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75 | (3) |
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78 | (1) |
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78 | (1) |
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4 Taxonomic Identification of Cyanobacteria by a Polyphasic Approach |
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79 | (3) |
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4.2 Nomenclature and Classification of Cyanobacteria |
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82 | (2) |
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84 | (3) |
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84 | (2) |
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4.3.2 Autofluorescence Microscopy |
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86 | (1) |
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4.4 Molecular Markers: Single Loci |
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87 | (7) |
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4.5 Molecular Markers: Multiple Loci |
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94 | (2) |
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4.5.1 Multilocus Sequence Typing (MLST) and Multilocus Sequence Analysis (MLSA) |
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94 | (2) |
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4.5.2 Genome-Based Extension of MLST and MLSA |
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96 | (1) |
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4.6 Molecular Typing Methods Based on Gel Electrophoresis |
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96 | (1) |
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4.7 Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE) |
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97 | (1) |
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4.8 Taxonomic and Molecular Databases |
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97 | (1) |
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4.9 The Polyphasic Approach |
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98 | (7) |
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4.10 Final Considerations |
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105 | (1) |
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106 | (29) |
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SOP 4.1 Taxonomic Identification by Light Microscopy |
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120 | (1) |
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120 | (1) |
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121 | (3) |
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124 | (1) |
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SOP 4.2 Polyphasic Approach on Cyanobacterial Strains |
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125 | (1) |
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125 | (1) |
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126 | (5) |
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131 | (4) |
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5 Nucleic Acid Extraction |
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135 | (28) |
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135 | (2) |
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5.2 Specific Extraction Procedures and Storage |
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137 | (2) |
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5.2.1 DNA Extraction from Laboratory Strains |
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137 | (1) |
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5.2.2 DNA Extraction from Field Samples |
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137 | (1) |
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5.2.3 DNA Extraction from Food Supplements |
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137 | (1) |
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5.2.4 RNA Extraction from Laboratory Strains |
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138 | (1) |
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5.2.5 RNA Extraction from Field Samples |
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138 | (1) |
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5.2.6 Single Colony and Filament Analysis |
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138 | (1) |
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5.2.7 Whole Genome Amplification |
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139 | (1) |
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5.2.8 Nucleic Acid Storage |
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139 | (1) |
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139 | (24) |
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SOP 5.1 Standard DNA Isolation Technique for Cyanobacteria |
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140 | (1) |
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140 | (1) |
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140 | (1) |
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141 | (1) |
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141 | (1) |
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142 | (1) |
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SOP 5.2 DNA Isolation Protocol for Cyanobacteria with Extensive Mucilage |
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143 | (1) |
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143 | (1) |
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143 | (1) |
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144 | (1) |
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145 | (1) |
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145 | (1) |
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SOP 5.3 Quantitative DNA Isolation from Filters |
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145 | (1) |
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146 | (1) |
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146 | (1) |
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147 | (1) |
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148 | (1) |
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148 | (1) |
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SOP 5.4 Genomic DNA Extraction from Single Filaments/Colonies for Multiple PCR Analyses |
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149 | (1) |
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149 | (1) |
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149 | (1) |
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150 | (1) |
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151 | (1) |
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151 | (1) |
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SOP 5.5 "Whole Genome Amplification Using Bacteriophage Phi29 DNA Polymerase |
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151 | (1) |
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151 | (1) |
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152 | (1) |
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152 | (1) |
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152 | (1) |
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153 | (1) |
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SOP 5.6 DNA Extraction from Food Supplements |
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153 | (1) |
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153 | (1) |
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154 | (1) |
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155 | (1) |
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156 | (1) |
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SOP 5.7 RNA Extraction from Cyanobacteria |
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156 | (1) |
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156 | (1) |
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156 | (2) |
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158 | (1) |
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158 | (1) |
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159 | (1) |
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159 | (1) |
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159 | (1) |
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160 | (1) |
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161 | (1) |
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161 | (2) |
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163 | (42) |
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163 | (1) |
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6.2 Principle of PCR and Available Enzymes |
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164 | (6) |
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165 | (3) |
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6.2.2 Setup of PCR Conditions for DNA and Single Colony Analysis |
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168 | (1) |
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6.2.3 Gel Electrophoresis and Documentation |
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168 | (1) |
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6.2.4 Troubleshooting of PCR Results |
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168 | (1) |
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6.2.5 PCR Product Downstream Processing (RFLP, Cloning, Sequencing) |
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169 | (1) |
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170 | (1) |
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170 | (35) |
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SOP 6.1 PCR Detection of Microcystin Biosynthesis Genes Combined with RFLP Differentiation of the Producing Genus |
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172 | (1) |
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172 | (1) |
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172 | (1) |
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173 | (1) |
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174 | (1) |
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174 | (1) |
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SOP 6.2 PCR Detection of Microcystin and Nodularin Biosynthesis Genes in the Cyanobacterial Orders Oscillatoriales, Chroococcales, Stigonematales, and Nostocales |
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175 | (1) |
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175 | (1) |
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175 | (2) |
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177 | (1) |
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177 | (1) |
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178 | (1) |
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SOP 6.3 Genus-Specific PCR Detection of Microcystin Biosynthesis Genes in Anabaena/Nodularia and Microcystis and Planktothrix, Respectively |
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179 | (1) |
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179 | (1) |
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179 | (2) |
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181 | (1) |
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181 | (1) |
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181 | (1) |
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SOP 6.4 PCR Detection of Anatoxin Biosynthesis Genes Combined with RFLP Differentiation of the Producing Genus |
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182 | (1) |
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182 | (1) |
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182 | (1) |
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183 | (1) |
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184 | (1) |
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184 | (1) |
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SOP 6.5 PCR Detection of the Saxitoxin Biosynthesis Genes, sxtA, sxtX, sxtR, sxtG, and sxtI |
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185 | (1) |
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185 | (2) |
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187 | (1) |
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187 | (1) |
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188 | (1) |
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189 | (1) |
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SOP 6.6 PCR Detection of the Cylindrospermopsin Biosynthesis Gene cyrJ |
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189 | (1) |
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189 | (1) |
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190 | (1) |
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191 | (1) |
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191 | (1) |
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192 | (1) |
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SOP 6.7 PCR from Single Filament of Toxigenic Planktothrix |
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193 | (1) |
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193 | (1) |
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193 | (1) |
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194 | (1) |
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195 | (1) |
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195 | (1) |
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SOP 6.8 Analysis of Microcystin Biosynthesis Gene Subpopulation Variability in Planktothrix |
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196 | (1) |
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196 | (1) |
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196 | (1) |
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197 | (1) |
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197 | (1) |
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198 | (1) |
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SOP 6.9 PCR Detection of Microcystin Biosynthesis Genes from Food Supplements |
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199 | (1) |
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199 | (1) |
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199 | (2) |
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201 | (1) |
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202 | (1) |
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203 | (2) |
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205 | (36) |
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205 | (1) |
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206 | (2) |
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208 | (1) |
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7.4 Absolute Quantification |
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208 | (1) |
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7.5 Relative Quantification |
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209 | (1) |
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7.6 Calibration of qPCR Results |
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209 | (1) |
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210 | (1) |
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210 | (31) |
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SOP 7.1 Optimization of qPCR Assays |
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211 | (1) |
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211 | (1) |
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211 | (1) |
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212 | (1) |
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213 | (1) |
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213 | (1) |
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SOP 7.2 Calibration of qPCR Results |
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214 | (1) |
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214 | (1) |
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214 | (1) |
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215 | (2) |
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217 | (1) |
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217 | (1) |
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SOP 7.3 Quantification of Potentially Microcystin/Nodularin-Producing |
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218 | (1) |
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Nodularis Anne Rantala-Ylinen |
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218 | (1) |
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219 | (1) |
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219 | (2) |
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221 | (1) |
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221 | (1) |
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SOP 7.4 Relative Quantification of Microcystis or Planktothrix mcy Genotypes Using qPCR |
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222 | (1) |
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222 | (1) |
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222 | (2) |
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224 | (1) |
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225 | (1) |
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225 | (1) |
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SOP 7.5 Quantification of Transcript Amounts of mcy Genes in Planktothrix |
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226 | (1) |
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226 | (1) |
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226 | (1) |
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227 | (1) |
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228 | (1) |
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228 | (1) |
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SOP 7.6 Quantification of Potentially Cylindrospermopsin-Producing Chrysosporum ovalisporum |
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229 | (1) |
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229 | (1) |
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229 | (1) |
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230 | (1) |
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231 | (1) |
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231 | (1) |
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SOP 7.7 qPCR Detection of the Paralytic Shellfish Toxin Biosynthesis Gene sxtB |
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231 | (1) |
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231 | (1) |
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232 | (1) |
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233 | (1) |
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234 | (1) |
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234 | (1) |
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SOP 7.8 Application of the Minimum Information for Publication of Quantitative Real-Time PCR Experiments (MIQE) Guidelines to Quantitative Analysis of Toxic Cyanobacteria |
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234 | (1) |
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234 | (1) |
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235 | (1) |
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SOP 7.8.3 Sample Preparation and DNA Extraction |
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235 | (1) |
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SOP 7.8.4 Target Information and Oligonucleotide Design |
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235 | (3) |
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238 | (1) |
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SOP 7.8.6 qPCR Validation |
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239 | (1) |
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239 | (1) |
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239 | (2) |
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8 DNA (Diagnostic) and cDNA Microarray |
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241 | (22) |
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8.1 DNA (Diagnostic) Microarray |
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241 | (3) |
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241 | (1) |
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8.1.2 Methodological Principles |
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242 | (1) |
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8.1.3 General Conclusions |
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243 | (1) |
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243 | (1) |
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8.2 cDNA Microarray for Cyanobacteria |
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244 | (19) |
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244 | (1) |
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8.2.2 Principles of Microarray Use |
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244 | (1) |
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8.2.3 Considerations for Experimental Design |
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245 | (1) |
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8.2.4 Microarray: Practical Approach |
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SOP 8.1 DNA-Chip Detection of Potential Microcystin and Nodularin Producing Cyanobacteria in Environmental Water Samples |
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SOP 8.2 cDNA Microarrays for Cyanobacteria |
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9 Analysis of Toxigenic Cyanobacterial Communities through Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis |
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9.5 General Conclusions Including Pros and Cons of the Method |
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SOP 9.1 DGGE-mryA Conditions |
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10 Monitoring of Toxigenic Cyanobacteria Using Next-Generation Sequencing Techniques |
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10.2.1 16S rRNA Gene Amplicon Library Preparation |
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SOP 10.1 Standard Technique to Generating 16S rRNA PCR Amplicons for NGS |
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SOP 10.2 Bioinformatics Analysis for NGS Amplicon Sequencing |
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SOP 10.2.3 Practical Tips and Alternatives for Quality Filtering |
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11 Application of Molecular Tools in Monitoring Cyanobacteria and Their Potential Toxin Production |
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11.3.1 Molecular-Based Studies on (Toxic) Cyanobacteria: Overview of Methods Being Used, and Generic Findings and Concerns |
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11.3.3 Interpreting Results |
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11.3.4 Choice of Molecular Tools for Toxigenicity Assessment |
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| Appendix: Supplementary Tables |
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| Cyanobacterial Species Cited in the Book |
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