MicrobiologyMicrobiology SpectrumPeer-reviewed
Mitomycin C eliminates cyanobacterial transcription without detectable lysogen induction in a Microcystis-dominated bloom in Lake Erie
Robbie M. Martin, Elizabeth R Denison, Helena L. Pound…·Steven W. Wilhelm
The paper tests lysogeny in Microcystis blooms using mitomycin C and finds it ineffective for inducing prophage, suggesting standard protocols are unsuitable for freshwater cyanobacterial studies.
DOI 10.1128/spectrum.02872-24