First report of microcystin-LR in the cyanobacterium Gloeotrichia echinulata

• Published in: Environmental toxicology Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 337 - 339
• Main Authors: Carey, Cayelan C., Haney, James F., Cottingham, Kathryn L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.06.2007; Wiley
• Subjects: Bacteriology; Biologi; Biological and medical sciences; Biology; cyanobacteria; Cyanobacteria - chemistry; Cyanobacteria - metabolism; drinking water; ELISA; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gloeotrichia echinulata; Microbiology; microcystin-LR; Microcystins - chemistry; Microcystins - isolation & purification; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; oligotrophic lakes; Pathogenicity, virulence, toxins, bacteriocins, pyrogens, host-bacteria relations, miscellaneous strains; toxicity; Water Microbiology; Drinking water; Gloeotrichia echinulata; Toxicity; Enzyme immunoassay; oligotrophic lakes; Cyanobacteria; Lakes; Bacteria; Biological contamination; Oligotrophy; ELISA assay; microcystin-LR; ELISA

Gloeotrichia echinulata is a bloom‐forming cyanobacterium that is common in eutrophic lakes, and less prevalent but increasing in oligotrophic lakes. We used an enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay analysis to test for the presence of the hepatotoxin microcystin‐LR (MC‐LR) in G. echinulata collected fr...