Publisher Summary This chapter discusses cytoxins. The toxins of cyanobacteria are divided
into two main categories based on the type of bioassay used to screen for their activity …

104 Toxic Microcystis loids, anatoxin-a, anatoxin-a (s), and aphantoxins. Microcystis,
Oscillatoria, Anabaena, Aphanizomenon, and Nodularia produce these toxins and have …

Cyanobacteria can form dense blooms that hamper recreation by diminished water clarity,
bad odour and taste. Moreover, some cyanobacteria are toxic and cause incidental illness or …

A simple and cost-effective method for isolating and assaying microcystins, cyanobacterial
toxins, by C-18 cartridges, DEAE-cellulose (DE-52) chromatography, and a mustard (Sinapis …

Many species of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) produce secondary metabolites with
potent biotoxic or cytotoxic properties. These metabolites differ from the intermediates and …

Blue‐green algae are found in lakes, ponds, rivers and brackish waters throughout the
world. In case of excessive growth such as bloom formation, these bacteria can produce …

Several cyanobacteria species commonly forming mass occurrences (blooms) in fresh,
brackish and marine waters produce toxins. They have caused death of animals all over the …

Cyanobacterial hepatotoxins such as microcystins and nodularins have been responsible
for the poisoning of both animals and humans who ingest or come into contact with toxic …

Microcystins and nodularins are among the most common cyanobacterial toxins. These
potent cyclic peptide hepatotoxins are produced by a large diversity of cyanobacterial …

Acute lethal toxicity from cyanobacteria is caused by ingestion of toxic cells or toxins from
certain freshwater/brackish water species of Anabaena, Aphamzomenon, Microcystis …