Temporal Dynamics of Cyanobacterial Bloom Community Composition and Toxin Production from Urban Lakes.

ABSTRACT: With a long evolutionary history and a need to adapt to a changing environment, cyanobacteria in freshwater systems use specialized metabolites for communication, defense, and physiological processes. However, the role that these metabolites play in differentiating species, maintaining microbial communities, and generating niche persistence and expansion is poorly understood. Furthermore, many cyanobacterial specialized metabolites and toxins present significant human health concerns due to their liver toxicity and their potential impact to drinking water. Gaps in knowledge exist with respect to changes in species diversity and toxin production during a cyanobacterial bloom (cyanoHAB) event; addressing these gaps will improve understanding of impacts to public and ecological health. In the

SUBMITTER: Maurer JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10871351 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature