A Mini Review on Microcystins and Bacterial Degradation

The lethal effects and determinants of microcystin-LR on heart: a mini review

(2020) Muwaffak Alosman et al.   Toxin Reviews

Isolation and Characterization of [D-Leu1]microcystin-LY from Microcystis aeruginosa CPCC-464

(2020) Patricia LeBlanc et al.   Toxins

Long-term environmental exposure to microcystins increases the risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in humans: A combined fisher-based investigation and murine model study

(2020) Yanyan Zhao et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

A complete route for biodegradation of potentially carcinogenic cyanotoxin microcystin-LR in a novel indigenous bacterium

(2020) Fei Yang et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Application of passive sampling for sensitive time-integrative monitoring of cyanobacterial toxins microcystins in drinking water treatment plants

(2019) Libor Jasa et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Deciphering the effects of nitrogen, phosphorus, and temperature on cyanobacterial bloom intensification, diversity, and toxicity in western Lake Erie

(2019) Jennifer Jankowiak et al.   LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY

Microcystin-LR disturbs testicular development of giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii

(2019) Yingying Zhang et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Ozonation of Microcystins: Kinetics and Toxicity Decrease

(2019) Min Sik Kim et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Meteorological factors and water quality changes of Plateau Lake Dianchi in China (1990–2015) and their joint influences on cyanobacterial blooms

(2019) Jing-Han Wang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Isolation of a Novel Microcystin-Degrading Bacterium and the Evolutionary Origin of mlr Gene Cluster

(2019) Qin et al.   Toxins

Global geographical and historical overview of cyanotoxin distribution and cyanobacterial poisonings

(2019) Zorica Svirčev et al.   ARCHIVES OF TOXICOLOGY

Biodegradation kinetics of microcystins-LR crude extract by Lysinibacillus boronitolerans strain CQ5

(2019) Rongyan Shen et al.   ANNALS OF MICROBIOLOGY

Detection of free and bound microcystins in tilapia fish from Egyptian fishpond farms and its related public health risk assessment

(2019) Zakaria Mohamed et al.   Journal fur Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit-Journal of Consumer Protection and Food Safety

Identification and characterization of a novel indigenous algicidal bacterium Chryseobacterium species against Microcystis aeruginosa

(2019) Chengcheng Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH-PART A-CURRENT ISSUES

A Review of Cardiovascular Toxicity of Microcystins

(2019) Linghui Cao et al.   Toxins

Effects of Microcystin-LR on the Microstructure and Inflammation-Related Factors of Jejunum in Mice

(2019) Linghui Cao et al.   Toxins

Sublethal effects of microcystin-LR in the exposure and depuration time in a neotropical fish: Multibiomarker approach

(2019) Sabrina Loise de Morais Calado et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Oxidation of Microcystic-LR via the solar/chlorine process: Radical mechanism, pathways and toxicity assessment

(2019) Julong Sun et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Anaerobic degradation of microcystin-LR by an indigenous bacterial Enterobacter sp. YF3

(2019) Feiyu Huang et al.   JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH-PART A-CURRENT ISSUES

High ecological and human health risks from microcystins in vegetable fields in southern China

(2019) Lei Xiang et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Simultaneous Microcystis algicidal and microcystin synthesis inhibition by a red pigment prodigiosin

(2019) Jia Wei et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Identification and characterization of the dominant Microcystis sp. cyanobacteria detected in Lake Dong Ting, China

(2019) Hai Feng et al.   JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH-PART A-CURRENT ISSUES

Effects of Chronic Exposure to Microcystin-LR on Kidney in Mice

(2019) Xiping Yi et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Effect of irrigation with microcystins-contaminated water on growth and fruit quality of Cucumis sativus L. and the health risk

(2018) Jiuzheng Zhu et al.   AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT

The differential effects of microcystin-LR on mitochondrial DNA in the hippocampus and cerebral cortex

(2018) Xiaofen Wang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Biodegradation of microcystin-LR using acclimatized bacteria isolated from different units of the drinking water treatment plant

(2018) Pratik Kumar et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microcystin-LR degradation utilizing a novel effective indigenous bacterial community YFMCD1 from Lake Taihu

(2018) Fei Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH-PART A-CURRENT ISSUES

Heavy metal migration and risk transference associated with cyanobacterial blooms in eutrophic freshwater

(2018) Yunlu Jia et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Exposure routes and health effects of microcystins on animals and humans: A mini-review

(2018) Isaac Yaw Massey et al.   TOXICON

Temperature Effects Explain Continental Scale Distribution of Cyanobacterial Toxins

(2018) Evanthia Mantzouki et al.   Toxins

Removal of Microcystin-LR by a Novel Native Effective Bacterial Community Designated as YFMCD4 Isolated from Lake Taihu

(2018) Fei Yang et al.   Toxins

Isolation and Characterization of Microcystin-Degrading Bacteria from Lake Erie

(2018) Anjali Krishnan et al.   BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY

Isolation, molecular identification, and characterization of a unique toxic cyanobacterium Microcystis sp. found in Hunan Province, China

(2018) Pin Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH-PART A-CURRENT ISSUES

Importance of bacterial biodegradation and detoxification processes of microcystins for environmental health

(2018) Isaac Yaw Massey et al.   JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH-PART B-CRITICAL REVIEWS

Further Understanding of Degradation Pathways of Microcystin-LR by an Indigenous Sphingopyxis sp. in Environmentally Relevant Pollution Concentrations

(2018) Qin Ding et al.   Toxins

Impact of Microcystin-LR on Liver Function Varies by Dose and Sex in Mice

(2018) Igor Mrdjen et al.   Toxins

The Effect of Organic Carbon Addition on the Community Structure and Kinetics of Microcystin-Degrading Bacterial Consortia

(2018) Derek Manheim et al.   Water

Microcystin-LR induces angiodysplasia and vascular dysfunction through promoting cell apoptosis by the mitochondrial signaling pathway

(2018) Qilong Wang et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Aerobic biodegradation of microcystin-LR by an indigenous bacterial mixed culture isolated in Taiwan

(2017) Sha Tsao et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Analysis of Microcystins in Drinking Water by ELISA and LC/MS/MS

(2017) Yingbo C. Guo et al.   JOURNAL AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION

Competition between cyanobacteria and green algae at low versus elevated CO2: who will win, and why?

(2017) Xing Ji et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Biodegradation of microcystin analogues by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia isolated from Beira Lake Sri Lanka

(2017) F Sumaiya Idroos et al.   JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION OF SRI LANKA

Microcystin accumulation and potential effects on antioxidant capacity of leaves and fruits of Capsicum annuum

(2017) Damjana Drobac et al.   JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH-PART A-CURRENT ISSUES

A Novel and Native Microcystin-Degrading Bacterium of Sphingopyxis sp. Isolated from Lake Taihu

(2017) Juan Zhang et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Simultaneous Microcystis Algicidal and Microcystin Degrading Capability by a Single Acinetobacter Bacterial Strain

(2016) Hong Li et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

A review of the global ecology, genomics, and biogeography of the toxic cyanobacterium, Microcystis spp.

(2016) Matthew J. Harke et al.   HARMFUL ALGAE

Toxic cyanobacteria and drinking water: Impacts, detection, and treatment

(2016) Xuexiang He et al.   HARMFUL ALGAE

Biodegradation mechanism of microcystin-LR by a novel isolate of Rhizobium sp. TH and the evolutionary origin of the mlrA gene

(2016) Xiaoyun Zhu et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Mechanisms of Microcystin-induced Cytotoxicity and Apoptosis

(2016) Liang Chen et al.   MINI-REVIEWS IN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

The toxic effects of microcystin-LR on mouse lungs and alveolar type II epithelial cells

(2016) Cong Wang et al.   TOXICON

Presence or Absence of mlr Genes and Nutrient Concentrations Co-Determine the Microcystin Biodegradation Efficiency of a Natural Bacterial Community

(2016) María Lezcano et al.   Toxins

Microcystin-LR Biodegradation by Bacillus sp.: Reaction Rates and Possible Genes Involved in the Degradation

(2016) Michelline Kansole et al.   Water

Cyanotoxin degradation activity and mlr gene expression profiles of a Sphingopyxis sp. isolated from Lake Champlain, Canada

(2016) Ehsan Maghsoudi et al.   Environmental Science-Processes & Impacts

Role of bacteria in the production and degradation ofMicrocystiscyanopeptides

(2016) Enora Briand et al.   MicrobiologyOpen

Identification of a New Microcystin-Degrading Bacterium Isolated from Lake Chaohu, China

(2015) Jian Zhang et al.   BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY

Biodegradation of [D-Leu1] microcystin-LR by a bacterium isolated from sediment of Patos Lagoon estuary, Brazil

(2015) Gilmar Lemes et al.   JOURNAL OF VENOMOUS ANIMALS AND TOXINS INCLUDING TROPICAL DISEASES

Pathway for Biodegrading Microcystin-YR by Sphingopyxis sp. USTB-05

(2015) Huimin Xu et al.   PLoS One

The role of PP2A-associated proteins and signal pathways in microcystin-LR toxicity

(2015) Jing Liu et al.   TOXICOLOGY LETTERS

Mechanisms of microcystin-LR-induced cytoskeletal disruption in animal cells

(2015) Mi Zhou et al.   TOXICON

Biodegradation of microcystin [Dha7]MC-LR by a novel microcystin-degrading bacterium in an internal airlift loop bioreactor

(2015) Y. Phujomjai et al.   WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins Occurrence and Removal from Five High-Risk Conventional Treatment Drinking Water Plants

(2015) David Szlag et al.   Toxins

Bacteria homologus to Aeromonas capable of microcystin degradation

(2015) J. Mankiewicz-Boczek et al.   Open Life Sciences

Response and recovery of rice (Oryza sativa) seedlings to irrigation with microcystin-contaminated water

(2014) Chanjuan Liang et al.   Environmental Earth Sciences

Microcystin-Degrading Activity of an Indigenous Bacterial Strain Stenotrophomonas acidaminiphila MC-LTH2 Isolated from Lake Taihu

(2014) Fei Yang et al.   PLoS One

The cyanotoxin-microcystins: current overview

(2014) Rajesh P. Rastogi et al.   REVIEWS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND BIO-TECHNOLOGY

Biodegradation of the cyanobacterial hepatotoxin [Dha7] microcystin-LR within a biologically active sand filter

(2014) Theerasak Somdee et al.   Water Science and Technology-Water Supply

Isolation and preliminary characterization of cyanobacteria strains from freshwaters of Greece

(2014) Spyros Gkelis et al.   Open Life Sciences

Human Exposure to Cyanotoxins and their Effects on Health

(2013) Damjana Drobac et al.   Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju-Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology

Biodegradation of microcystin-LR and-RR by a novel microcystin-degrading bacterium isolated from Lake Taihu

(2013) Fei Yang et al.   BIODEGRADATION

Characteristics of a Microcystin-LR Biodegrading Bacterial Isolate: Ochrobactrum sp. FDT5

(2013) Wenwen Jing et al.   BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY

Enhanced and continued degradation of microcystins using microorganisms obtained through natural media

(2013) Hong Li et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS

Metagenomic Identification of Bacterioplankton Taxa and Pathways Involved in Microcystin Degradation in Lake Erie

(2013) Xiaozhen Mou et al.   PLoS One

Verification of the Role of MlrC in Microcystin Biodegradation by Studies Using a Heterologously Expressed Enzyme

(2012) Dariusz Dziga et al.   CHEMICAL RESEARCH IN TOXICOLOGY

Biodegradation of multiple cyanobacterial metabolites in drinking water supplies

(2012) Lionel Ho et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Enzymatic pathway for biodegrading microcystin LR in Sphingopyxis sp. C-1

(2012) Kazuya Shimizu et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING

Cloning and expression of the first gene for biodegrading microcystin LR by Sphingopyxis sp. USTB-05

(2012) Hai Yan et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Cyanotoxins in desert environments may present a risk to human health

(2012) J.S. Metcalf et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Comparative Cellular Toxicity of Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Microcystins on Caco-2 Cells

(2012) Pia Vesterkvist et al.   Toxins

Biodegradation of microcystin-RR by Bacillus flexus isolated from a Saudi freshwater lake

(2012) Saad A. Alamri   SAUDI JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Microbial degradation of microcystin in Florida’s freshwaters

(2011) A. Ramani et al.   BIODEGRADATION

Diversity of microcystin-producing genotypes in Brazilian strains of Microcystis (Cyanobacteria)

(2011) MC Bittencourt-Oliveira et al.   BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGY

Microbial degradation of microcystin-LR byRalstonia solanacearum

(2011) M. L. Zhang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY

Active and silent members in the mlr gene cluster of a microcystin-degrading bacterium isolated from Lake Taihu, China

(2011) Yongguang Jiang et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS

Novel bacterial strains for the removal of microcystins from drinking water

(2011) L. A. Lawton et al.   WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Biodegradation of Microcystin-RR by a New Isolated Sphingopyxis sp. USTB-05

(2010) Junfeng WANG et al.   CHINESE JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Microcystin-LR biodegradation by Sphingopyxis sp. USTB-05

(2010) Chengbin Xiao et al.  

Degradation of Microcystin-LR and RR by a Stenotrophomonas sp. Strain EMS Isolated from Lake Taihu, China

(2010) Jian Chen et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Microbial biodegradation of microcystin-RR by bacterium Sphingopyxis sp. USTB-05

(2010) Mulan Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

The 2007 water crisis in Wuxi, China: Analysis of the origin

(2010) Xiao-jian Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Biodegradation studies and sequencing of microcystin-LR degrading bacteria isolated from a drinking water biofilter and a fresh water lake

(2010) Lazaro Eleuterio et al.   TOXICON

Isolation and Identification of Novel Microcystin-Degrading Bacteria

(2009) P. M. Manage et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Isolation of a Methylobacillus sp. that degrades microcystin toxins associated with cyanobacteria

(2009) Liang Bin Hu et al.   New Biotechnology

Analysis of dissolved microcystins in surface water samples from Kovada Lake, Turkey

(2009) Fatma Gurbuz et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Biodegradation of microcystins by aquatic Burkholderia sp. from a South Brazilian coastal lagoon

(2007) Gilmar A.F. Lemes et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY