A toxic cyanobacterial bloom in an urban coastal lake, Rio Grande do Sul state, Southern Brazil

A toxic cyanobacterial bloom in an urban coastal lake, Rio Grande do Sul state, Southern Brazil

Reports of cyanobacterial blooms developing worldwide have considerably increased, and, in most cases, the predominant toxins are microcystins. The present study reports a cyanobacterial bloom in Lake Violão, Torres, Rio Grande do Sul State, in January 2005. Samples collected on January 13, 2005, we...

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Main Authors: Luciana Retz de Carvalho, Fernando Pipole, Vera Regina Werner, Haywood Dail Laughinghouse IV, Antonio Carlos M. de Camargo, Marisa Rangel, Katsuhiro Konno, Célia Leite Sant' Anna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2008-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
Subjects:
Microcystis protocystis
cianobactérias
florações
anabaenopeptina
microcistina
Cyanobacteria
blooms
anabaenopeptins
microcystins
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