CYANOBACTERIAL NEUROTOXINS AND THEIR PRODUCERS IN TEMPERATE LAKES IN LITHUANIA

• Published in: Phycologia (Oxford) Vol. 56; no. 4; p. 166
• Main Authors: Savadova, K, Karosienė, J, Toruñska-Sitarz, A, Koreivienė, J, Kasperovičienė, J, Vitonytė, I, Błaszczyk, A, Mazur-Marzec, H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis Ltd 01.08.2017
• Subjects: Aquatic ecosystems; Blooms; Cyanobacteria; Ecosystems; Eutrophic lakes; Eutrophication; Hepatotoxicity; Lakes; Neurotoxicity; Neurotoxins; Oligopeptides; Peptides; Phycocyanin; Seasonal variations; Spacer; Toxins

Neurotoxic cyanobacterial blooms are a worldwide phenomenon, however, in European aquatic ecosystems neurotoxins are less frequently encountered than hepatotoxins. Among neurotoxins, saxitoxins (STXs) are detected more rarely than ANTX-a. In this study, the first report on the presence of STXs and A...