The ability of cyanobacteria to produce complex secondary metabolites with potent biological activities has gathered considerable attention due to their potential therapeutic and agrochemical applications. However, the precise physiological or ecological roles played by a majority of these metabolites have remained elusive. Several studies have shown that cyanobacteria are able to interfere wit...

Mixed-species microbial mats that were dominated by the cyanobacterium Oscillatoria sp. and contained heterotrophic and purple autotrophic bacteria were constructed for specific bioremediation applications. When the mats were challenged with metals, production and secretion of metal-binding extracellular polysaccharide bioflocculants were observed. The concentration of these negatively charged ...

BACKGROUND Cyanobacteria are common components of phytoplankton communities in most freshwater ecosystems. Proliferations of cyanobacteria are often caused by high nutrient loading, and as such can serve as indicators of declining water quality. Massive industrialization in developing countries, like India, has polluted fresh water bodies, including wetlands. Many industries directly discard th...

The present study evaluated the effect of multiple variables (drying time, drying temperature, biomass/solvent ratio, glass beads/biomass extraction and speed) in solubilization three different phycobiliproteins (C-PC, APC, PE) from a thermotolerant Oscillatoria sp. strain was grown BG11 media (28 °C, light: dark cycle 12:12 h at 100 µmol·m−2·s−1, 20 days) experiments were conducted according t...

Prokaryotic autotrophs have a key role in maintaining the sustainability of nature. Their secondary metabolites and stored chemicals wide utility human life. Cyanophytes, primitive producers, can become necessity modern world as they enormous unexplored features. Candida albicans, an opportunistic pathogen having multidrug resistance, fallout health concerns animal hosts. This study focused on ...