[HTML][HTML] The promising future of microalgae: current status, challenges, and optimization of a sustainable and renewable industry for biofuels, feed, and other products

MI Khan, JH Shin, JD Kim - Microbial cell factories, 2018 - Springer
Microalgae have recently attracted considerable interest worldwide, due to their extensive
application potential in the renewable energy, biopharmaceutical, and nutraceutical …

Current research scenario for microcystins biodegradation–a review on fundamental knowledge, application prospects and challenges

J Li, R Li, J Li - Science of the Total Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Microcystins (MCs) are common cyanotoxins produced by harmful cyanobacterial blooms
(HCBs) and severely threaten human and ecosystems health. Biodegradation is an efficient …

Cyanobacterial toxins: biosynthetic routes and evolutionary roots

E Dittmann, DP Fewer, BA Neilan - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2013 - academic.oup.com
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 …

Deciphering the effects of nitrogen, phosphorus, and temperature on cyanobacterial bloom intensification, diversity, and toxicity in western Lake Erie

J Jankowiak, T Hattenrath‐Lehmann… - Limnology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Although cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (CHABs) are promoted by nutrient loading
and elevated temperatures, the effects of these processes on bloom diversity are unclear …

Microbial community successions and their dynamic functions during harmful cyanobacterial blooms in a freshwater lake

H Li, M Barber, J Lu, R Goel - Water research, 2020 - Elsevier
The current study reports the community succession of different toxin and non-toxin
producing cyanobacteria at different stages of cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms …

Detection of Microcystin-Producing Cyanobacteria in Finnish Lakes with Genus-Specific Microcystin Synthetase Gene E (mcyE) PCR and Associations with …

A Rantala, P Rajaniemi-Wacklin, C Lyra… - Applied and …, 2006 - Am Soc Microbiol
We studied the frequency and composition of potential microcystin (MC) producers in 70
Finnish lakes with general and genus-specific microcystin synthetase gene E (mcyE) PCR …

Diversity and temporal shifts of the bacterial community associated with a toxic cyanobacterial bloom: An interplay between microcystin producers and degraders

MÁ Lezcano, D Velázquez, A Quesada, R El-Shehawy - Water research, 2017 - Elsevier
The biodegradation of microcystins (MCs) by bacteria constitutes an important process in
freshwater ecosystems to prevent the accumulation of toxins. However, little is known about …

Benthic cyanobacteria: A source of cylindrospermopsin and microcystin in Australian drinking water reservoirs

V Gaget, AR Humpage, Q Huang, P Monis, JD Brookes - Water research, 2017 - Elsevier
Cyanobacteria represent a health hazard worldwide due to their production of a range of
highly potent toxins in diverse aquatic environments. While planktonic species have been …

Cyanobacterial toxins in freshwater and food: important sources of exposure to humans

J Lee, S Lee, X Jiang - Annual review of food science and …, 2017 - annualreviews.org
A recent ecological study demonstrated a significant association between an increased risk
of nonalcoholic liver disease mortality and freshwater cyanobacterial blooms. Moreover …

Benthic cyanobacteria (Oscillatoriaceae) that produce microcystin-LR, isolated from four reservoirs in southern California

G Izaguirre, AD Jungblut, BA Neilan - Water research, 2007 - Elsevier
Cyanobacteria that produce the toxin microcystin have been isolated from many parts of the
world. Most of these organisms are planktonic; however, we report on several microcystin …