In November 2008 a dog died soon after ingesting benthic “algal” mat material from the
Waitaki River, New Zealand. Based on a morphological examination of environmental …

Cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (CyanoHABs) are complex communities that include
coexisting toxic and non-toxic strains only distinguishable by genetic methods. This study …

Abstract Cyanobacteria Harmful Algal Blooms (or CyanoHABs) represent one of the most
conspicuous waterborne microbial hazards in aquatic environments mostly due to the …

The polyphasic approach has been widely applied in cyanobacterial taxonomy, which
frequently led to additions to the species inventory. Increasing our knowledge about species …

Toxic cyanobacterial blooms, as well as their increasing global occurrence, pose a serious
threat to public health, domestic animals, and livestock. In Missisquoi Bay, Lake Champlain …

The microcystin biodegradation potential of a natural bacterial community coexisting with a
toxic cyanobacterial bloom was investigated in a water reservoir from central Spain. The …

Benthic Phormidium mats can contain high concentrations of the neurotoxins anatoxin-a and
homoanatoxin-a. However, little is known about the co-occurrence of anatoxin-producing …

Saxitoxins or paralytic shellfish poisons (PSP) are neurotoxins produced by some species of
freshwater cyanobacteria and marine dinoflagellates. Samples collected from the …

Microcystins (MCs) are cyclic heptapeptides, which are the most abundant toxins produced
by cyanobacteria in freshwater. The phytoplankton of many freshwater lakes in Eastern …

Spirulina platensis was isolated and identified microscopically and genetically through
phycocyanin (cpcBA) genes detection and safeguarding the safety of isolated Spirulina …