An environmental protection agency EPA expert workshop prioritized three cyanotoxins, microcystins, anatoxin-a, and cylindrospermopsin (MAC), as being important in freshwaters of the United States. This study evaluated the prevalence of potentially toxin producing cyanobacteria cell numbers relative to the presence and quantity of the MAC toxins in the context of this framework. Total and poten...

Abstract Cyanobacteria periodically dominate phytoplankton composition in lakes, and produce a wide array of toxic secondary metabolites. Blooms cyanobacteria often coincide with infections zooplankton by microparasites (such as Metschnikowia bicuspidata , parasitic yeast Daphnia ), prior research has shown that cyanobacteria-based diets could mitigate fungal the host. Here, we tested whether c...

An optimized disinfection method with metal ions to address cyanobacteria contamination in freshwater is presented, based on recyclable magnetic nanoparticles. In this study, the ability of individual (Ag+ and Cu2+) combined + were evaluated a target cyanobacteria, Oscillatoria tenuis, under various environmental conditions. The usage Ag+ Cu2+ reduces time concentration needed achieve same effe...

Cyanobacteria and eukaryotic microalgae are key players in life on Earth. They have adapted to a broad diversity of ecosystems, ensure roughly half the primary production. Their detailed study greatly benefits from isolated strains, deposited maintained ex situ culture collections, made available scientific community along with expert knowledge. Established late 1920s, collection cyanobacteria ...