Limnological Differences in a Two-Basin Lake Help to Explain the Occurrence of Anatoxin-a, Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Toxins, and Microcystins

Chautauqua Lake, New York, is a two-basin lake with a deeper, cooler, and less nutrient-rich Northern Basin, and a warmer, shallower, nutrient-replete Southern Basin. The lake is populated by a complex mixture of cyanobacteria, with toxigenic strains that produce microcystins, anatoxins, and paralyt...

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Main Authors: Zacharias J. Smith, Douglas E. Conroe, Kimberly L. Schulz, Gregory L. Boyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:Toxins
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/12/9/559