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Table 2 The entire taxonomic composition of the cyanobacterial community in two selected samples, evaluated using microscopic and molecular methods

From: Molecular (PCR-DGGE) versus morphological approach: analysis of taxonomic composition of potentially toxic cyanobacteria in freshwater lakes

Mikołajskie september

Mamry september

Microscope

DGGE-ITS

Microscope

DGGE-ITS

taxon

(cells/mL)

taxon

(cells/mL)

Snowella litoralis

3

 

Snowella litoralis

118

 

Snowella lacustris

31

 

Snowella lacustris

1

 
   

Woronichinia compacta

1

 
   

Woronichinia naegeliana

2

 

Chroococcus spp.

<1

 

Chroococcus spp.

13

 
   

Aphanothece spp.

779

 
   

Microcystis aeruginosa

19

Microcystis

   

Microcystis flos-aquae

7

 
   

Microcystis smithii

5

 

Aphanocapsa spp.

34

 

Aphanocapsa spp.

4599

 

Aphanocapsa planctonica

4

 

Aphanocapsa planctonica

75

 
   

Coelosphaerium kuetzingianum

2

 

Coelosphaerium minutissimum

3

 

Coelosphaerium minutissimum

18

 
   

Merismopedia punctata

1

 

Cyanodictyon reticulatum

2

    
   

Cyanodictyon cf. planctonicum

7

 
   

Lemmermanniella pallida

4

 

Synechococcus-like/Cyanobium-like

60042

Synechococcus

Synechococcus-like/Cyanobium-like

76386

Synechococcus

Aphanizomenon gracile

839

Aphanizomenon (?)

Aphanizomenon gracile

336

Aphanizomenon (?)

Cuspidothrix issatschenkoi

20

Cuspidothrix issatschenkoi

Cuspidothrix issatschenkoi

25

Cuspidothrix issatschenkoi

  

Dolichospermum

Dolichospermum lemmermannii

1

Dolichospermum

  

Phormidium (?)

  

Phormidium (?)

Planktothrix agardhii

45

Planktothrix

  

Planktothrix

Planktothrix suspensa

     
  

Pseudanabaenaceae

  

Pseudanabaenaceae

     

Leptolyngbya

Limnothrix lauterbornii

128

 

Limnothrix lauterbornii

154

 

Limnothrix redekei

692

 

Limnothrix redekei

742

 

Planktolyngbya limnetica

5455

 

Planktolyngbya limnetica

3293

 

Pseudanabaena catenata

5963

 

Pseudanabaena catenata

1393

 

Pseudanabaena limnetica

18172

 

Pseudanabaena limnetica

24635

 
   

Pseudanabaena mucicola

10

 
  

Romeria (?)

Romeria gracilis

214

Romeria (?)

  

unassigned sequences

  

unassigned sequences

  

nonsequenced

  

nonsequenced

  1. Question marks in parentheses indicate taxa whose occurrence was uncertain, because their sequences were also similar to that of another taxa or to uncultured cyanobacteria.