Colony formation in the cyanobacterium Microcystis

M Xiao, M Li, CS Reynolds - Biological Reviews, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Morphological evolution from a unicellular to multicellular state provides greater
opportunities for organisms to attain larger and more complex living forms. As the most …

The diversity of cyanobacterial toxins on structural characterization, distribution and identification: A systematic review

X Du, H Liu, L Yuan, Y Wang, Y Ma, R Wang, X Chen… - Toxins, 2019 - mdpi.com
The widespread distribution of cyanobacteria in the aquatic environment is increasing the
risk of water pollution caused by cyanotoxins, which poses a serious threat to human health …

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 …

Cyanotoxins: Characteristics, production and degradation routes in drinking water treatment with reference to the situation in Serbia

D Pantelić, Z Svirčev, J Simeunović, M Vidović… - Chemosphere, 2013 - Elsevier
Cyanobacteria are members of phytoplankton of the surface freshwaters. The accelerated
eutrophication of freshwaters, especially reservoirs for drinking water, by human activity has …

Embedded reservoir and constructed wetland for drinking water source protection: Effects on nutrient removal and phytoplankton succession

C Yang, J Nan, H Yu, J Li - Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
An embedded reservoir that provides an efficient nutrient removal system protects drinking
water. However, embedded reservoirs are rarely used in eutrophic shallow lakes because of …

Phytoplankton functional groups in a monomictic reservoir: seasonal succession, ecological preferences, and relationships with environmental variables

M Varol - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019 - Springer
The seasonal succession of phytoplankton functional groups (PFGs), their ecological
preferences, relationships between environmental variables and PFGs, and ecological …

Survey of cyanobacterial toxins in Czech water reservoirs—the first observation of neurotoxic saxitoxins

D Jančula, L Straková, J Sadílek, B Maršálek… - … Science and Pollution …, 2014 - Springer
The environmental occurrence and concentrations of cyanobacterial toxins (cyanotoxins)
were investigated in the Czech Republic. Concentrations of microcystins (MCs) …

Development, validation and application of a targeted LC-MS method for quantification of microcystins and nodularin: Towards a better characterization of drinking …

WHR Van Hassel, B Huybrechts, J Masquelier… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cyanotoxins can be produced in surface waters by cyanobacterial blooms, mostly during
summer and early autumn. Intoxications would result from consumption of water …

Assessment of cyanoprokaryote blooms and of cyanotoxins in Bulgaria in a 15-years period (2000-2015)

MP Stoyneva-Gärtner, JP Descy… - Advances in …, 2017 - pagepressjournals.org
The scientific and public awareness of hazardous photosynthetic prokaryotes
(cyanobacteria/cyanoprokaryotes) and especially the contamination of drinking-water …

Fast screening of saxitoxin, neosaxitoxin, and decarbamoyl analogues in fresh and brackish surface waters by on-line enrichment coupled to HILIC-HRMS

SV Duy, G Munoz, QT Dinh, Y Zhang, DF Simon… - Talanta, 2022 - Elsevier
The proliferation of harmful cyanobacterial algal blooms is of concern due to the associated
release of toxins affecting ecosystems and human health. The paralytic shellfish poison …