Article
Culture-independent evidence for the persistent presence and genetic diversity of microcystin-producing Anabaena (Cyanobacteria) in the Gulf of Finland.
Environmental microbiology - 1 Apr 2009
Fewer David P, Köykkä Miikka, Halinen Katrianna, Jokela Jouni, Lyra Christina, Sivonen Kaarina
Abstract excerpt
The late summer mass occurrences of cyanobacteria in the Baltic Sea are among the largest in the world. These blooms are rarely monotypic and are often composed of a diverse assemblage of cyanobacteria. The toxicity of the blooms is attributed to Nodularia spumigena through the production of the hepatotoxic nodularin. However, the microcystin hepatotoxins have also been reported from the Baltic Sea on a number of...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.