Co-occurrence of taste and odor compounds and cyanotoxins in cyanobacterial blooms: emerging risks to human health?

M Manganelli, E Testai, Z Tazart, S Scardala, GA Codd - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cyanobacteria commonly form large blooms in waterbodies; they can produce cyanotoxins,
with toxic effects on humans and animals, and volatile compounds, causing bad tastes and …

The commercial potential of Aphanizomenon flos-aquae, a nitrogen-fixing edible cyanobacterium

GD Scoglio, HO Jackson, S Purton - Journal of Applied Phycology, 2024 - Springer
Aphanizomenon flos-aquae (AFA) is a Gram-negative nitrogen-fixing freshwater filamentous
cyanobacterium with a rich nutritional profile that is approved for human consumption by …

Transcriptionally active nitrogen fixation and biosynthesis of diverse secondary metabolites by Dolichospermum and Aphanizomenon-like Cyanobacteria in western …

CE Yancey, O Mathiesen, GJ Dick - Harmful Algae, 2023 - Elsevier
Cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (cyanoHABs) in the western basin of Lake Erie are
dominated by microcystin producing Microcystis spp., but other cyanobacterial taxa that …

The Raphidiopsis (= Cylindrospermopsis) raciborskii pangenome updated: Two new metagenome-assembled genomes from the South American clade

M Laux, CM Piroupo, JC Setubal, A Giani - Harmful Algae, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Two Raphidiopsis (= Cylindrospermopsis) raciborskii metagenome-assembled
genomes (MAGs) were recovered from two freshwater metagenomic datasets sampled in …

Woronichinia naegeliana: A common nontoxigenic component of temperate freshwater cyanobacterial blooms with 30% of its genome in transposons

TW Dreher, R Matthews, EW Davis II, RS Mueller - Harmful Algae, 2023 - Elsevier
Monitoring in the US state of Washington across the period 2007–2019 showed that
Woronichinia has been present in many lakes state-wide. This cyanobacterium was …

Intensification of harmful cyanobacterial blooms in a eutrophic, temperate lake caused by nitrogen, temperature, and CO2

BJ Kramer, K Turk-Kubo, JP Zehr, CJ Gobler - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Warmer temperatures can significantly increase the intensity of cyanobacterial harmful algal
blooms (CHABs) in eutrophic freshwater ecosystems. However, few studies have examined …

Metagenomics reveals spatial variation in cyanobacterial composition, function, and biosynthetic potential in the Winam Gulf, Lake Victoria, Kenya

LN Hart, BN Zepernick, KE Natwora… - Applied and …, 2025 - journals.asm.org
ABSTRACT The Winam Gulf in the Kenyan region of Lake Victoria experiences prolific, year-
round cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (cyanoHABs) which pose threats to human …

Dominant Dolichospermum and microcystin production in Detroit Lake (Oregon, USA)

Y Jeon, I Struewing, K Clauson, N Reetz, N Fairchild… - Harmful Algae, 2025 - Elsevier
The excessive growth of harmful cyanobacteria, including Dolichospermum (formerly known
as Anabaena), in freshwater bodies has become a pressing global concern. However …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term stability of the genome structure of the cyanobacterium, Dolichospermum in a deep German lake

JN Woodhouse, MA Burford, BA Neilan, A Jex… - Harmful algae, 2024 - Elsevier
Dolichospermum is a cyanobacterial genus commonly associated with toxic blooms in lakes
and brackish water bodies worldwide, and is a long-term resident of Lake Stechlin …

Monitoring bloom-forming Aphanizomenon using environmental DNA metabarcoding: Method development, validation, and field application

D Sun, S Li, W **ong, X Du, K Qiao, A Zhan - Journal of Environmental …, 2025 - Elsevier
Harmful algal blooms (HABs) have emerged as a critical global environmental and
ecological concern. Timely and accurate monitoring of the prevalent bloom-forming genera …