Cyanobacterial blooms in China: diversity, distribution, and cyanotoxins

D Huo, N Gan, R Geng, Q Cao, L Song, G Yu, R Li - Harmful Algae, 2021 - Elsevier
Cyanobacterial blooms, which refer to the massive growth of harmful cyanobacteria, have
altered the global freshwater ecosystems during the past decades. China has the largest …

The origin and evolution of cyanobacteria

SV Shestakov, EA Karbysheva - Biology Bulletin Reviews, 2017 - Springer
The review considers problems of evolution of cyanobacteria, including geobiological
aspects of the origin of these prokaryotes, the appearance of oxygenic photosynthesis …

Coherence of Microcystis species revealed through population genomics

OM Pérez-Carrascal, Y Terrat, A Giani… - The ISME …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Microcystis is a genus of freshwater cyanobacteria, which causes harmful blooms in
ecosystems worldwide. Some Microcystis strains produce harmful toxins such as …

[HTML][HTML] A microcystin synthesis mcyE/ndaF gene assay enables early detection of microcystin production in a tropical wastewater pond

A Padovan, K Kennedy, K Gibb - Harmful Algae, 2023 - Elsevier
Cyanobacteria can dominate the algal community in wastewater ponds, which can lead to
the production of cyanotoxins and their release into the environment. We applied traditional …

Comprehensive and functional analyses reveal the genomic diversity and potential toxicity of Microcystis

H Cao, D Xu, T Zhang, Q Ren, L Xiang, C Ning… - Harmful Algae, 2022 - Elsevier
Microcystis is a cyanobacteria that is widely distributed across the world. It has attracted
great attention because it produces the hepatotoxin microcystin (MC) that can inhibit …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of Microcystis (Cyanobacteria) Genotypes Based on the Internal Transcribed Spacer Region of rRNA by Next-Generation Sequencing

D Huo, Y Chen, T Zheng, X Liu, X Zhang, G Yu… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Microcystis is one of the most common and dominant bloom-forming cyanobacteria in
freshwater worldwide. The method for genotype detection based on traditional molecular …

The highly heterogeneous methylated genomes and diverse restriction-modification systems of bloom-forming Microcystis

L Zhao, Y Song, L Li, N Gan, JJ Brand, L Song - Harmful algae, 2018 - Elsevier
The occurrence of harmful Microcystis blooms is increasing in frequency in a myriad of
freshwater ecosystems. Despite considerable research pertaining to the cause and nature of …

Metatranscriptomics analysis of cyanobacterial aggregates during cyanobacterial bloom period in Lake Taihu, China

Z Chen, J Zhang, R Li, F Tian, Y Shen, X Xie… - … Science and Pollution …, 2018 - Springer
Molecular mechanism of interaction between the bloom-forming cyanobacterial species and
attached microbios within cyanobacterial aggregates has not been elucidated yet and …

Long-term succession of Microcystis genotypes is driven by hydrological conditions and anthropogenic nutrient loading in a large shallow lake

S Huo, Z Xiao, X Li, H Zhang, J Zhang, F Wu - Journal of Hydrology, 2022 - Elsevier
Microcystis blooms that are caused by intensified human activities and global warming have
become a challenging environmental problem in global lakes and reservoirs. Research has …

Diversity, seasonal succession and host specificity of bacteria associated with cyanobacterial aggregates in a freshwater lake

J Zhang, MZ Nawaz, D Zhu, W Yan… - … Technology & Innovation, 2021 - Elsevier
Cyanobacterial blooms are threatening our global freshwater ecosystem due to
eutrophication and global warming. The heterotrophic Bacteria Associated with …