Environmental factors associated with toxic cyanobacterial blooms across 20 drinking water reservoirs in a semi-arid region of Brazil

MUG Barros, AE Wilson, JIR Leitão, SP Pereira… - Harmful algae, 2019 - Elsevier
Cyanobacteria are known to produce a wide variety of bioactive, toxic secondary
metabolites generally described as hepatotoxins, neurotoxins, cytotoxins, or dermatoxins. In …

Review of the occurrence, treatment technologies, and detection methods for saxitoxins in freshwaters

S Gawankar, SJ Masten, RH Lahr - Journal of Water and Health, 2024 - iwaponline.com
The increasing occurrence of saxitoxins in freshwaters is becoming a concern for water
treatment facilities owing to its structural properties which make it resistant to oxidation at …

Moving towards adaptive management of cyanotoxin‐impaired water bodies

HW Paerl, TG Otten, AR Joyner - Microbial Biotechnology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The cyanobacteria are a phylum of bacteria that have played a key role in shaping the
Earth's biosphere due to their pioneering ability to perform oxygenic photosynthesis …

Behavior of Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii during coagulation and sludge storage–higher potential risk of toxin release than Microcystis aeruginosa?

H Li, H Pei, H Xu, Y Jin, J Sun - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
Owing to the global warming and its strong adaptability, Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii has
spread world-wide. However, as one of toxic cyanobacteria in many drinking water sources …

Combined Effect of Light and Temperature on the Production of Saxitoxins in Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii Strains

MCB Mesquita, M Lürling, F Dorr, E Pinto, MM Marinho - Toxins, 2019 - mdpi.com
Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii is a potentially toxic freshwater cyanobacterium that can
tolerate a wide range of light and temperature. Due to climatic changes, the interaction …

Permanent occurrence of Raphidiopsis raciborskii and cyanotoxins in a subtropical reservoir polluted by domestic effluents (Itupararanga reservoir, São Paulo, Brazil)

L dos Santos Machado, F Dörr, FA Dörr… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Toxic cyanobacteria blooms are a frequent problem in subtropical reservoirs and freshwater
systems. The purpose of this study was to investigate the occurrence of potentially toxic …

Polyphasic toxicological screening of Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii and Aphanizomenon gracile isolated in Poland

P Rzymski, B Poniedziałek, J Mankiewicz-Boczek… - Algal Research, 2017 - Elsevier
Aphanizomenon gracile and Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii are extensively studied
Nostocales of wide geographical distribution and have potential to produce toxins. However …

Saxitoxins from the freshwater cyanobacterium Raphidiopsis raciborskii can contaminate marine mussels

TK Ramos, LDF Costa, JS Yunes, C Resgalla Jr… - Harmful Algae, 2021 - Elsevier
Raphidiopsis raciborskii (formerly Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii) is a freshwater
cyanobacterium potentially producing saxitoxins (STX) and cylindrospermopsin. Its …

Influence of environmental variables on saxitoxin yields by Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii in a mesotrophic subtropical reservoir

SP Casali, ACA Dos Santos, PB de Falco… - Journal of Water and …, 2017 - iwaponline.com
Saxitoxins are a class of toxins produced by at least two groups of evolutionarily distant
organisms (cyanobacteria and dinoflagellates). While the toxicity of these toxins is relatively …

Changes in pH and dissolved inorganic carbon in water affect the growth, saxitoxins production and toxicity of the cyanobacterium Raphidiopsis raciborskii ITEP-A1

MCP Vilar, RJR Molica - Harmful Algae, 2020 - Elsevier
Raphidiopsis raciborskii is a widely distributed, potentially toxic cyanobacterium described
as a tropical-subtropical species. However, its occurrence in temperate regions has been …