[HTML][HTML] A review of microcystin detections in Estuarine and Marine waters: Environmental implications and human health risk

EP Preece, FJ Hardy, BC Moore, M Bryan - Harmful algae, 2017 - Elsevier
Toxin production by harmful cyanobacteria blooms (CyanoHABs) constitutes a major,
worldwide environmental threat to freshwater aquatic resources that is expected to expand …

Toxic cyanobacteria and drinking water: Impacts, detection, and treatment

X He, YL Liu, A Conklin, J Westrick, LK Weavers… - Harmful algae, 2016 - Elsevier
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 …

Cyanobacterial toxins: Modes of actions, fate in aquatic and soil ecosystems, phytotoxicity and bioaccumulation in agricultural crops

S Corbel, C Mougin, N Bouaïcha - Chemosphere, 2014 - Elsevier
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 …

From ecological functions to ecosystem services: linking coastal lagoons biodiversity with human well-being

JL Rodrigues-Filho, RL Macêdo, H Sarmento… - Hydrobiologia, 2023 - Springer
In this review we highlight the relevance of biodiversity that inhabit coastal lagoons,
emphasizing how species functions foster processes and services associated with this …

The cyanotoxin-microcystins: current overview

RP Rastogi, RP Sinha, A Incharoensakdi - Reviews in Environmental …, 2014 - Springer
The monocyclic heptapeptides microcystins (MCs), are a group of hepatotoxins, produced
worldwide by some bloom-forming cyanobacterial species/strains both in marine and …

Current research scenario for microcystins biodegradation–a review on fundamental knowledge, application prospects and challenges

J Li, R Li, J Li - Science of the Total Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Microcystins (MCs) are common cyanotoxins produced by harmful cyanobacterial blooms
(HCBs) and severely threaten human and ecosystems health. Biodegradation is an efficient …

A mini review on microcystins and bacterial degradation

IY Massey, F Yang - Toxins, 2020 - mdpi.com
Microcystins (MCs) classified as hepatotoxic and carcinogenic are the most commonly
reported cyanobacterial toxins found in the environment. Microcystis sp. possessing a series …

Global expansion of toxic and non-toxic cyanobacteria: effect on ecosystem functioning

A Sukenik, A Quesada, N Salmaso - Biodiversity and Conservation, 2015 - Springer
The recent invasion and proliferation of toxic cyanobacteria in diverse aquatic habitats is a
well-known worldwide phenomenon. The expansion of cyanobacterial blooms have the …

Isolation and identification of novel microcystin-degrading bacteria

PM Manage, C Edwards, BK Singh… - Applied and …, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
Of 31 freshwater bacterial isolates screened using the Biolog MT2 assay to determine their
metabolism of the microcystin LR, 10 were positive. Phylogenetic analysis (16S rRNA) …

Treatment of microcystin (MC-LR) and nutrients in eutrophic water by constructed wetlands: Performance and microbial community

R Cheng, H Zhu, B Shutes, B Yan - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms and microcystins (MCs) pollution pose serious threat to
aquatic ecosystem and public health. Planted and unplanted constructed wetlands (CWs) …