Physiogenomics of Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii and Raphidiopsis brookii (Cyanobacteria) with emphasis on evolution, nitrogen control and toxin biosynthesis [Elektronische Ressource] / submitted by Karina Susana Stucken Marin
Physiogenomics of Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii and Raphidiopsis brookii (Cyanobacteria) with Emphasis on Evolution, Nitrogen Control and Toxin Biosynthesis Dissertation submitted by Karina Susana Stucken Marin In partial fulfillment of the requirements for Doktors der Naturwissenschaften ( Dr. rer. Nat.) In the Faculty of Biology and Chemistry (Fachbereich 2) University Bremen Germany Bremen, May 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. AKNOWLEDGEMENTS......................................................................................................... v II. ABSTRACT……………………………………………..……………………………......… vii III. ZUSAMMENFASSUNG....................................................................................................... ix IV. ABBREVIATIONS…………………………………………………….….……...………... xi 1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Cyanobacteria…………………………………...…...…………...……………………..... 1 1.2 Harmful Algal Blooms........................................................................................................ 5 1.2.1 Cyanobacterial toxins.................................................................................................... 7 1.2.2 Biosynthetic pathways for cyanotoxins……………………........................................ 9 1.2.