With the increase of algal blooms worldwide, drinking water resources are threatened by the
release of various algal toxins, which can be hepatotoxic, cytotoxic, or neurotoxic. Because …

Blooms of toxic cyanobacteria in water supply systems are a global issue affecting water
supplies on every major continent except Antarctica. The occurrence of toxic cyanobacteria …

Abstract" Cyanobacterial toxins are among the hazardous substances most widely found in
water. They occur naturally, but concentrations hazardous to human health are usually due …

Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) have been studied primarily for their morphology as
prokaryotic organisms, their mechanism of photosynthesis, nitrogen fixation, plus certain …

This review provides an in-depth survey of the recorded incidences in aquatic organisms of
mortality and disease events suspected or known to be caused by microalgal or ciliate …

The occurrence of harmful cyanobacterial blooms in surface waters is often accompanied by
the production of a variety of cyanotoxins. These toxins are designed to target in humans …

Contemporary trends in drug discovery from natural sources emphasize investigation of the
marine environment to yield numerous, often highly complex, chemical compounds. 1±3 …

Cyanobacteria are one of the most diverse groups of gram-negative photosynthetic
prokaryotes. Many of them are able to produce a wide range of toxic secondary metabolites …

This review focuses on the risk assessment associated with human exposure to cyanotoxins,
secondary metabolites of an ubiquitous group of photosynthetic procariota. Cyanobacteria …

The occurrence of cyanobacterial blooms has increased significantly in many regions of the
world in the last century due to water eutrophication. These blooms are hazardous to …