Benthic cyanobacteria (Oscillatoriaceae) that produce microcystin-LR, isolated from four reservoirs in southern California

G Izaguirre, AD Jungblut, BA Neilan - Water research, 2007 - Elsevier
Cyanobacteria that produce the toxin microcystin have been isolated from many parts of the
world. Most of these organisms are planktonic; however, we report on several microcystin …

First report of microcystins in Taiwan

TH Lee, YM Chen, HN Chou - Toxicon, 1998 - Elsevier
This is the first report on microcystins from Microcystis aeruginosa Ku ̈tzing in Taiwan. A
total of nine strains of cyanobacteria have been isolated from eutrophic aquaculture ponds …

A PCR‐BASED TEST TO ASSESS THE POTENTIAL FOR MICROCYSTIN OCCURRENCE IN CHANNEL CATFISH PRODUCTION PONDS1,2

D Nonneman, PV Zimba - Journal of Phycology, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Microcystis aeruginosa is a common form of cyanobacteria (blue‐green algae) capable of
forming toxic heptapeptides (microcystins) that can cause illness or death. Occasionally …

Detection of microcystin-producing cyanobacteria in Missisquoi Bay, Quebec, Canada, using quantitative PCR

N Fortin, R Aranda-Rodriguez, H Jing… - Applied and …, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
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 …

Seasonal production and molecular characterization of microcystins in Oneida Lake, New York, USA

A Hotto, M Satchwell, G Boyer - Environmental Toxicology: An …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Oneida Lake, northeast of Syracuse, New York, in the United States, is a shallow
eutrophic lake with a well‐established toxic cyanobacterial population. Samples for DNA …

Microcystins and two new micropeptin cyanopeptides produced by unprecedented Microcystis aeruginosa blooms in North Carolina's Cape Fear River

JD Isaacs, WK Strangman, AE Barbera, MA Mallin… - Harmful Algae, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The Cape Fear River is the largest river system in North Carolina. It is heavily used
as a source of drinking water for humans and livestock as well as a source of irrigation water …

First report of microcystin production by picoplanktonic cyanobacteria isolated from a northeast Brazilian drinking water supply

P Domingos, TK Rubim, RJR Molica… - Environmental …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Seven strains (NPCA‐5,‐10,‐15,‐16,‐19,‐23, and‐29) of picoplanktonic
cyanobacteria from Caruaru reservoirs were identified and analyzed for toxicity. We tested …

Spatial and temporal patterns in microcystin toxins in Lake of the Woods surface waters

A Zastepa, SB Watson, H Kling… - Lake and Reservoir …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Zastepa A, Watson SB, Kling H, Kotak B. 2017. Spatial and temporal patterns in
microcystin toxins in Lake of the Woods surface waters. Lake Reserve Manag. 33: 433–443 …

Detection of cyanobacterial toxins (microcystins) in waters of northeastern Wisconsin by a new immunoassay technique

CM McDermott, R Feola, J Plude - Toxicon, 1995 - Elsevier
The development of reliable, sensitive immunoassay techniques for detection of
microcystins in water is becoming increasingly important. We have developed an enzyme …

Toxic Microcystis is Widespread in Lake Erie: PCR Detection of Toxin Genes and Molecular Characterization of Associated Cyanobacterial Communities

AJA Ouellette, SM Handy, SW Wilhelm - Microbial ecology, 2006 - Springer
During the past decade, algae blooms, which include the toxic cyanobacterium Microcystis,
have reoccurred in the Laurentian Great Lakes, most commonly in the western basin of Lake …