METHOD AND KIT FOR RECOGNITION OF MICROCYSTIN-PRODUCING AND NON-MICROCYSTIN-PRODUCING STRAINS OF MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA (CYANOBACTERIA)

摘要

Method and kit for recognition of microcystin-producing and non-microcystin-producing strains of Microcystis aeruginosa (Cyanobacteria). The present invention relates to a method for detecting microcystin-producing strains and strains that do not produce said toxin within populations of Microcystis aeruginosa (Cyanobacteria) by means of the use of Ulex europaeus agglutinin 1 (UEA-1), of a probe for labelling the lectin and of the means necessary for detecting the probe. The invention likewise provides a kit for the recognition of microcystin-producing and non-microcystin-producing strains, based on the method described.