Browsing by Author "Rueckert, Andreas"
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Development and field assessment of a quantitative PCR for the detection and enumeration of the noxious bloom-former Anabaena planktonica
(American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, 2007)Anabaena planktonica is a harmful, bloom-forming freshwater cyanobacterium, which has arrived recently in New Zealand. In the short time since its incursion (<10 yr), A. planktonica has spread rapidly throughout lakes in ... -
Hindcasting cyanobacterial communities in Lake Okaro with germination experiments and genetic analyses
(Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, 2009)Cyanobacterial blooms are becoming increasingly prevalent worldwide. Sparse historic phytoplankton records often result in uncertainty as to whether bloom-forming species have always been present and are proliferating in ... -
A sensitive genetic-based detection capability for Didymosphenia geminate (Lyngbye) M. Schmidt: Phases two and three
(Centre for Biodiversity and Ecology Research, The University of Waikato, 2007-10)This study sought to develop a sensitive DNA-based protocol capable of detecting D. germinate in environmental samples with extreme sensitivity. This report is a direct extension from our previous interim report and addresses ... -
Survival of thermophilic spore-forming bacteria in a 90+ year old milk powder from Ernest Shackelton's Cape Royds Hut in Antarctica
(Cambridge University Press, 2000)Milk powder taken to Antarctica on Shackelton's British Antarctic Expedition in 1907 was produced in New Zealand by a roller drying process in the first factory in the world dedicated to this process. Thermophilic bacilli ... -
Switching toxin production on and off: intermittent microcystin synthesis in a Microcystis bloom
(Wiley InterScience, 2010)Toxic cyanobacterial blooms are increasing in prevalence. Microcystins are the most commonly produced cyanotoxin. Despite extensive research the variables regulating microcystin production remain unclear. Using a RT-QPCR ...
