Freshwater neurotoxins and concerns for human, animal, and ecosystem health: A review of anatoxin-a and saxitoxin

VG Christensen, E Khan - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Toxic cyanobacteria are a concern worldwide because they can adversely affect humans,
animals, and ecosystems. However, neurotoxins produced by freshwater cyanobacteria are …

A review of the phylogeny, ecology and toxin production of bloom-forming Aphanizomenon spp. and related species within the Nostocales (cyanobacteria)

S Cirés, A Ballot - Harmful algae, 2016 - Elsevier
The traditional genus Aphanizomenon comprises a group of filamentous nitrogen-fixing
cyanobacteria of which several memebers are able to develop blooms and to produce toxic …

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 …

The genetics, biosynthesis and regulation of toxic specialized metabolites of cyanobacteria

LA Pearson, E Dittmann, R Mazmouz, SE Ongley… - Harmful Algae, 2016 - Elsevier
The production of toxic metabolites by cyanobacterial blooms represents a significant threat
to the health of humans and ecosystems worldwide. Here we summarize the current state of …

Overview of toxic cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins in Ibero-American freshwaters: Challenges for risk management and opportunities for removal by advanced …

M Munoz, S Cirés, ZM de Pedro, JÁ Colina… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The increasing occurrence of cyanobacterial blooms worldwide represents an important
threat for both the environment and public health. In this context, the development of risk …

Appendix 2: Cyanobacteria associated with the production of cyanotoxins

C Bernard, A Ballot, S Thomazeau… - Handbook of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
A large diversity of cyanobacteria is associated with the production of cyanotoxins. Appendix
2 reports an updated list of cyanobacterial species or genera:(i) producing toxin from …

A facile label-free electrochemical aptasensor constructed with nanotetrahedron and aptamer-triplex for sensitive detection of small molecule: Saxitoxin

X Qi, X Yan, L Zhao, Y Huang, S Wang… - Journal of Electroanalytical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Development of facile electrochemical aptasensors for small molecules is of great
significance. Herein, the aptamer technology, DNA nanotetrahedron, DNA triplex, and …

Unmasking the identity of toxigenic cyanobacteria driving a multi-toxin bloom by high-throughput sequencing of cyanotoxins genes and 16S rRNA metabarcoding

MC Casero, D Velázquez, M Medina-Cobo… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (CyanoHABs) are complex communities that include
coexisting toxic and non-toxic strains only distinguishable by genetic methods. This study …

Saxitoxins-producing potential of the marine dinoflagellate Alexandrium affine and its environmental implications revealed by toxins and transcriptome profiling

HS Kim, H Park, H Wang, T Kim, JS Ki - Marine Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The marine dinoflagellate Alexandrium occurs widely in coastal waters, and some of them
can produce saxitoxins (STXs) that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP). Alexandrium …

Unscrambling cyanobacteria community dynamics related to environmental factors

M Bertos-Fortis, HM Farnelid, MV Lindh… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Future climate scenarios in the Baltic Sea project an increase of cyanobacterial bloom
frequency and duration, attributed to eutrophication and climate change. Some …