Human and ecological health depends on the vitality of freshwater systems, but these are
increasingly threatened by cyanotoxins released from harmful algal blooms (HABs). Periodic …

Cyanobacterial blooms have substantial direct and indirect negative impacts on freshwater
ecosystems including releasing toxins, blocking light needed by other organisms, and …

Microcystis is a cyanobacterium that forms toxic blooms in freshwater ecosystems around
the world. Biological variation among taxa within the genus is apparent through genetic and …

Microcystis sp., amongst the most prevalent bloom-forming cyanobacteria, is typically found
as a colonial form with multiple microorganisms embedded in the mucilage known as …

Microbial communities are essential components of aquatic ecosystems through their
contribution to food web dynamics and biogeochemical processes. Aquatic microbial …

Carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus are critical macroelements in freshwater systems.
Historically, researchers and managers have focused on inorganic forms, based on the …

Accurately identifying the species present in an ecosystem is vital to lake managers and
successful bioassessment programs. This is particularly important when monitoring …

Interactions between bacteria and phytoplankton in the phycosphere have impacts at the
scale of whole ecosystems, including the development of harmful algal blooms. The …

Toward the poles, life on land is increasingly dominated by microorganisms, yet the
evolutionary origin of polar microbiomes remains poorly understood. Here, we use …

Microbial interactions in harmful algal bloom (HAB) communities have been examined in
marine systems, but are poorly studied in fresh waters. To investigate HAB-microbe …