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Molecular Genetics of Herbicide Resistance in Cyanobacteria

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Cyanobacteria are an excellent model for studies of herbicide resistance. Mutants resistant to classical and non-classical herbicides have been isolated, and in some cases the amino acid alteration(s) are known. Mutations in plants, algae, photosynthetic bacteria, and cyanobacteria are compared. Data concerning the question of dominance or recessiveness of herbicide resistance in cyanobacteria are also discussed.

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Abbreviations

DCPIP:

dichlorophenolindophenol

LD50 :

lethal dose killing 50%

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Brusslan, J., Haselkorn, R. (1989). Molecular Genetics of Herbicide Resistance in Cyanobacteria. In: Singhal, G.S., Barber, J., Dilley, R.A., Govindjee, Haselkorn, R., Mohanty, P. (eds) Photosynthesis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74221-7_4

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