[HTML][HTML] State of knowledge on early warning tools for cyanobacteria detection

H Almuhtaram, FA Kibuye, S Ajjampur, CM Glover… - Ecological …, 2021 - Elsevier
The potential for cyanobacterial blooms to impact recreational and drinking water source
quality is a growing concern. Numerous monitoring tools have been developed that can alert …

Undesirable odour substances (geosmin and 2-methylisoborneol) in water environment: Sources, impacts and removal strategies

ME Abd El-Hack, MT El-Saadony, AR Elbestawy… - Marine Pollution …, 2022 - Elsevier
Off-flavours in fish products generated from recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) are a
major problem in the fish farming industry affecting the market demand and prices. A …

Co-occurrence of taste and odor compounds and cyanotoxins in cyanobacterial blooms: emerging risks to human health?

M Manganelli, E Testai, Z Tazart, S Scardala, GA Codd - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cyanobacteria commonly form large blooms in waterbodies; they can produce cyanotoxins,
with toxic effects on humans and animals, and volatile compounds, causing bad tastes and …

[HTML][HTML] The importance of nutrient ratios in determining elevations in geosmin synthase (geoA) and 2-MIB cyclase (mic) resulting in taste and odour events

AS Hooper, P Kille, SE Watson, SR Christofides… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Geosmin synthase (geoA) and 2-MIB cyclase (mic) are key biosynthetic genes
responsible for the production of taste and odour (T&O) compounds, geosmin and 2-MIB …

Mining of cyanobacterial genomes indicates natural product biosynthetic gene clusters located in conjugative plasmids

RV Popin, DO Alvarenga, R Castelo-Branco… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Microbial natural products are compounds with unique chemical structures and diverse
biological activities. Cyanobacteria commonly possess a wide range of biosynthetic gene …

Variation and removal of 2-MIB in full-scale treatment plants with source water from Lake Tai, China

L Li, S Yang, S Yu, Y Zhang - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
Methylisoborneol (2-MIB) is one of the most common taste and odor (T&O) compounds in
waterbodies and causes complaints from drinking water consumers. This is a case study of …

Light intensity as major factor to maximize biomass and lipid productivity of Ettlia sp. in CO2-controlled photoautotrophic chemostat

SH Seo, JS Ha, C Yoo, A Srivastava, CY Ahn… - Bioresource …, 2017 - Elsevier
The optimal culture conditions are critical factors for high microalgal biomass and lipid
productivity. To optimize the photoautotrophic culture conditions, combination of the pH …

[HTML][HTML] Benthic cyanobacteria: A utility-centred field study

V Gaget, H Almuhtaram, F Kibuye, P Hobson… - Harmful Algae, 2022 - Elsevier
Although there is growing evidence that benthic cyanobacteria represent a significant
source of toxins and taste and odour (T&O) compounds in water bodies globally, water …

Driving forces for the growth of MIB-producing Planktothricoides raciborskii in a low-latitude reservoir

J Lu, M Su, Y Su, B Wu, T Cao, J Fang, J Yu, H Zhang… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
In comparison with the middle-and high-latitude regions, the low-latitude regions are less
associated with the occurrence of 2-methylisoborneol (MIB) episodes, since most of the …

Widespread occurrence of retinoids in water bodies associated with cyanobacterial blooms dominated by diverse species

L Sehnal, T Procházková, M Smutná, J Kohoutek… - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
Cyanobacterial blooms represent a worldwide problem in freshwater as well as marine
ecosystems as producers of various toxic compounds. This study provides environmentally …