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 …

Cyanophage technology in removal of cyanobacteria mediated harmful algal blooms: A novel and eco-friendly method

P Bhatt, BA Engel, M Reuhs, H Simsek - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Cyanophages are highly abundant specific viruses that infect cyanobacterial cells. In recent
years, the cyanophages and cyanobacteria interactions drew attention to environmental …

Accumulation of microcystin from Oscillatoria limnetica Lemmermann and Microcystis aeruginosa (Kützing) in two leafy green vegetable crop plants Lactuca sativa L …

A Bakr, MN Alzain, NM Alzamel, N Loutfy - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
The use of contaminated water to irrigate crop plants poses a risk to human health from the
bioaccumulation potential of microcystins (MCs) in the edible tissues of vegetable plants …

Dosage and pH dependence of coagulation with polytitanium salts for the treatment of Microcystis aeruginosa-laden and Microcystis wesenbergii-laden surface water …

C Tian, YX Zhao - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Polytitanium coagulants have been recently developed and have received wide attention
due to both strong coagulation capability and sludge recycling to produce valuable by …

Quantitative relationships among high-throughput sequencing, cyanobacteria toxigenic genotype abundance and microcystin occurrence in bathing waters

M Purker, S Dobrovolny, M Kreuml, P Hufnagl… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Toxin-producing cyanobacteria pose significant threats to human and animal health if
exposed during recreational activities in bathing waters. To better safeguard public health …

Microcystis aeruginosa and M. wesenbergii Were the Primary Planktonic Microcystin Producers in Several Bulgarian Waterbodies (August 2019)

M Stoyneva-Gärtner, K Stefanova, JP Descy… - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Featured Application The present work provides new data on the spread of toxic strains of
Microcystis aeruginosa and M. wesenbergii in Bulgaria, important for further revision of the …

A microbiome study reveals the potential relationship between the bacterial diversity of a gymnastics hall and human health

Z Liang, CB Dong, H Liang, YX Zhen, RL Zhou… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Currently, investigations on the microbiota of sports centers and related facilities have been
carried out in some countries, which showed that Microsporum gypseum, Trichophyton …

Occurrence of Harmful Algal Blooms in Freshwater Sources of Mindu and Nyumba ya Mungu Dams, Tanzania

JJ Gobry, HS Bachwenkizi, ON Kimambo… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Harmful algal blooms (HABs) pose a significant threat to aquatic ecosystems and human
health due to the production of toxins. The identification and quantification of these toxins …

The microbial community spatially varies during a Microcystis bloom event in Lake Kinneret

O Schweitzer‐Natan, M Ofek‐Lalzar, D Sher… - Freshwater …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Cyanobacterial blooms in lakes frequently display high spatial heterogeneity, which may
drive temporal changes in microbial community structure. Here we report on the spatial …

Improved detection of mcyA genes and their phylogenetic origins in harmful algal blooms

J Lee, J Choi, M Fatka, E Swanner, K Ikuma, X Liang… - Water research, 2020 - Elsevier
Microcystins, a group of cyanotoxins produced by cyanobacterial strains, have become a
significant microbial hazard to human and animal health due to increases in the frequency …