Harmful cyanobacterial blooms: biological traits, mechanisms, risks, and control strategies

L Song, Y Jia, B Qin, R Li… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Harmful cyanobacterial blooms (CyanoHABs) impact lakes, estuaries, and freshwater
reservoirs worldwide. The duration, severity, and spread of CyanoHABs have markedly …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the risks of diffusion of cyanobacteria toxins in rivers, lakes, and potable water

AM Thawabteh, HA Naseef, D Karaman, SA Bufo… - Toxins, 2023 - mdpi.com
Blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria, may be prevalent in our rivers and tap water. These
minuscule bacteria can grow swiftly and form blooms in warm, nutrient-rich water. Toxins …

Models predict planned phosphorus load reduction will make Lake Erie more toxic

FL Hellweger, RM Martin, F Eigemann, DJ Smith… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Harmful cyanobacteria are a global environmental problem, yet we lack actionable
understanding of toxigenic versus nontoxigenic strain ecology and toxin production. We …

Metagenomic and Metatranscriptomic Insights into Population Diversity of Microcystis Blooms: Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of mcy Genotypes, Including a Partial …

CE Yancey, DJ Smith, PA Den Uyl… - Applied and …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (cyanoHABs) degrade freshwater ecosystems globally.
Microcystis aeruginosa often dominates cyanoHABs and produces microcystin (MC), a class …

Cyanotoxins, biosynthetic gene clusters, and factors modulating cyanotoxin biosynthesis

F Bashir, A Bashir, N Bouaïcha, L Chen… - World Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (CHABs) are a global environmental concern that
encompasses public health issues, water availability, and water quality owing to the …

Effect of butachlor on Microcystis aeruginosa: cellular and molecular mechanisms of toxicity

J Yu, H Zhu, H Wang, B Shutes, T Niu - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The rapid development of agriculture increases the release of butachlor into aquatic
environments. As a dominant species causing cyanobacterial blooms, Microcystis …

Understanding and predicting harmful algal blooms in a changing climate: A trait‐based framework

E Litchman - Limnology and Oceanography Letters, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The worldwide proliferation of harmful algal blooms (HABs) both in freshwater and marine
ecosystems make understanding and predicting their occurrence urgent. Trait‐based …

Microcystis pangenome reveals cryptic diversity within and across morphospecies

H Cai, CJ McLimans, JE Beyer, LR Krumholz… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Microcystis, a common harmful algal bloom (HAB) taxon, threatens water supplies and
human health, yet species delimitation is contentious in this taxon, leading to challenges in …

Heterotrophic Bacteria Dominate Catalase Expression during Microcystis Blooms

DJ Smith, MA Berry, RM Cory… - Applied and …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
In the oligotrophic oceans, key autotrophs depend on “helper” bacteria to reduce oxidative
stress from hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in the extracellular environment. H2O2 is also a …

Fish tissue accumulation and proteomic response to microcystins is species-dependent

RS Shahmohamadloo, XO Almirall, DBD Simmons… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Cyanotoxins including microcystins are increasing globally, escalating health risks to
humans and wildlife. Freshwater fish can accumulate and retain microcystins in tissues; …