Planktothrix spp

Cyanobacteria -/Anafaaena spp. and Oscillatoria sp. (Planktothrix spp.) Cyanobacteria - Planktothrix spp. 

In Einland, Sivonen et al. (1990) performed the first survey of cyanobacterial blooms in 1985-1987 and found that 13 out of 30 bloom samples contained AN. A number of cattle poisonings associated with Anabanea blooms occurred (Sivonen et al., 1990). The first identification of HMAN was isolated from a strain of Planktothrix formosa (Skulberg et al., 1992). AN was also implicated as the causative agent in incidents of fatal canine neurotoxicosis in Ireland (James et al., 1997) and Erance (Gugger et al., 2005). AN and HMAN were found in Anabaena and benthic Planktothrix spp. (Eurey et al., 2003a). AN and HMAN have also been reported in Japan and were isolated from Raphidiopsis mediterranea (Namikoshi et al., 2003). 

Akcaalan, R. et al., Microcystin analysis in single filaments of Planktothrix spp. in laboratory cultures and environmental samples. Water Res., 40, 1583, 2006. 

Christiansen, G. et al., Transposons inactivate biosynthesis of the nonribosomal peptide microcystin in naturally occurring Planktothrix spp. AppZ. Environ. Microbiol., 72, 117, 2006. 

Kurmayer, R. et al.. Abundance of active and inactive microcystin genotypes in populations of the toxic cymob ctexium Planktothrix spp.. Environ. Microbiol, 6, 831, 2004. 

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