Hepatotoxic microcystins (MCs) are the most widespread class of cyanotoxins and the one
that has most often been implicated in cyanobacterial toxicosis. One of the main challenges …

Benthic cyanobacteria are found globally in plethora of environments. Although they have
received less attention than their planktonic freshwater counterparts, it is now well …

Abstract" Cyanobacterial toxins are among the hazardous substances most widely found in
water. They occur naturally, but concentrations hazardous to human health are usually due …

Cyanobacteria produce an unparalleled variety of toxins that can cause severe health
problems or even death in humans, and wild or domestic animals. In the last decade …

Background: Blooms of toxic cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) have become increasingly
common in the surface waters of the world. Of the known toxins produced by cyanobacteria …

The monocyclic heptapeptides microcystins (MCs), are a group of hepatotoxins, produced
worldwide by some bloom-forming cyanobacterial species/strains both in marine and …

Over the past 15 years, the genetic basis for production of many cyanobacterial bioactive
compounds has been described. This knowledge has enabled investigations into the …

Microcystins are cyanobacterial toxins that represent a serious threat to drinking water and
recreational lakes worldwide. Here, we show that microcystin fulfils an important function …

Cyanobacterial secondary metabolites have attracted increasing scientific interest due to
bioactivity of many compounds in various test systems. Among the known structures …

This review focuses on the efficiency of different water treatment processes for the removal
of cyanotoxins from potable water. Although several investigators have studied full-scale …