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Table 5 Comparison of Microcystis spp. and Planktothrix spp. cell densities evaluated in microscopic analyses and the presence of DGGE-ITS bands corresponding to these taxa in gel profiles

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

Month

Lake

Microcystisspp.

Planktothrixspp.

Microscope (cells/mL)

DGGE-ITS

Microscope (cells/mL)

DGGE-ITS

May

Mamry

-

-

62

-

Tałtowisko

-

-

76

-

Mikołajskie

-

-

58

+

Bełdany

-

-

-

+

July

Mamry

71

+

-

-

Tałtowisko

4

-

4285

+

Mikołajskie

<1

-

1900

+

Bełdany

6

-

928

+

August

Mamry

34

+

-

-

Tałtowisko

28

-

6209

+

Mikołajskie

7

-

2120

+

Bełdany

3

-

2660

+

September

Mamry

32

+

-

+

Tałtowisko

-

-

-

+

Mikołajskie

-

-

885

+

Bełdany

4

-

2370

+