Harmful cyanobacterial blooms (= cyanoHABs) are an increasing feature of many
waterbodies throughout the world. Many bloom-forming species produce toxins, making …

Cold environments represent the majority of the biosphere on Earth and have been
successfully colonized by psychrophilic microorganisms that are able to thrive at low …

Antarctica plays a central role in regulating global climatic and oceanographic patterns and
is an integral part of global climate change discussions. The functioning of Antarctica's …

Cyanobacteria are oxygen-evolving photoautotrophs with worldwide distribution in every
possible habitat, and they account for half of the global primary productivity. Because of their …

Cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms are the most common form of harmful algal blooms in
freshwater systems throughout the world. However, in situ sampling of cyanobacteria in …

Cyanobacteria are an enormously diverse group of prokaryotes whose adaptive capacity
along with the ability to tolerate extreme conditions makes them omnipresent. They are …

Microorganisms dominate terrestrial environments in the polar regions and Arctic soils are
known to harbour significant microbial diversity, far more diverse and numerous in the …

The recent emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has become a critical public health
problem. It is also a concern for industries, since multidrug-resistant microorganisms affect …

Microcystins (MCs) are the most commonly studied cyanotoxins. While these past studies
have mainly focused on the toxicity of MCs, the evolutionary history of life has shown that …

Plant-cyanobacteria interactions occur in different ways and at many different levels, both
beneficial and harmful. Plant-cyanobacteria interactions, as a beneficial symbiosis, have …