Is qPCR a Reliable Indicator of Cyanotoxin Risk in Freshwater?

Comparison of Quantitative PCR and Droplet Digital PCR Multiplex Assays for Two Genera of Bloom-Forming Cyanobacteria, Cylindrospermopsis and Microcystis

(2015) Shu Harn Te et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Environmental influence on cyanobacteria abundance and microcystin toxin production in a shallow temperate lake

(2015) Tammy A. Lee et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Cyanotoxin production and phylogeny of benthic cyanobacterial strains isolated from the northeast of Brazil

(2015) H.L.F. Borges et al.   HARMFUL ALGAE

Co-occurrence of microcystin and anatoxin-a in the freshwater lake Aydat (France): Analytical and molecular approaches during a three-year survey

(2015) Marion Sabart et al.   HARMFUL ALGAE

Application of molecular tools for microbial source tracking and public health risk assessment of a Microcystis bloom traversing 300km of the Klamath River

(2015) Timothy G. Otten et al.   HARMFUL ALGAE

Temporal variations in microcystin-producing cells and microcystin concentrations in two fresh water ponds

(2015) Shweta Singh et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Microcystin mcyA and mcyE Gene Abundances Are Not Appropriate Indicators of Microcystin Concentrations in Lakes

(2015) Lucas J. Beversdorf et al.   PLoS One

The dynamics of toxic and nontoxic Microcystis during bloom in the large shallow lake, Lake Taihu, China

(2014) Daming Li et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT

Nutrient-related changes in the toxicity of field blooms of the cyanobacterium,Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii

(2014) Michele A. Burford et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Fluctuations in microcystin concentrations, potentially toxic Microcystis and genotype diversity in a cyanobacterial community from a tropical reservoir

(2014) Iamê Alves Guedes et al.   HARMFUL ALGAE

Rapid quantification of mcyB copy numbers on dry chemistry PCR chips and predictability of microcystin concentrations in freshwater environments

(2014) Henna Savela et al.   HARMFUL ALGAE

Analysis of cylindrospermopsin- and microcystin-producing genotypes and cyanotoxin concentrations in the Macau storage reservoir

(2014) Weiying Zhang et al.   HYDROBIOLOGIA

Quantification and genetic diversity of total and microcystin-producingMicrocystisduring blooming season in Tai and Yang-cheng lakes, China

(2014) D. Li et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

The Dynamics of Microcystis Genotypes and Microcystin Production and Associations with Environmental Factors during Blooms in Lake Chaohu, China

(2014) Li Yu et al.   Toxins

Comparison of cyanobacterial microcystin synthetase (mcy)Egene transcript levels,mcy Egene copies, and biomass as indicators of microcystin risk under laboratory and field conditions

(2014) Felexce F. Ngwa et al.   MicrobiologyOpen

Quantitative real-time PCR approaches for microbial community studies in wastewater treatment systems: Applications and considerations

(2013) Jaai Kim et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Monitoring Approaches for a Toxic Cyanobacterial Bloom

(2013) Ankita Srivastava et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Estimating toxic cyanobacteria in a Brazilian reservoir by quantitative real-time PCR, based on the microcystin synthetase D gene

(2013) Juliana S. M. Pimentel et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY

Quantification of toxigenic Microcystis spp. in freshwaters by quantitative real-time PCR based on the microcystin synthetase A gene

(2013) Kyoung-Hee Oh et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY

Phylogeny and Biogeography of Cyanobacteria and Their Produced Toxins

(2013) Cristiana Moreira et al.   Marine Drugs

Molecular Basis and Phylogenetic Implications of Deoxycylindrospermopsin Biosynthesis in the Cyanobacterium Raphidiopsis curvata

(2012) Yongguang Jiang et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Methods and Approaches Used for Detection of Cyanotoxins in Environmental Samples: A Review

(2012) Rajni Kaushik et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Quantitative PCR detection and improved sample preparation of microcystin-producing Anabaena, Microcystis and Planktothrix

(2012) Henna Hautala et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Microcystin production revisited: conjugate formation makes a major contribution

(2012) Sven Meissner et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Spatiotemporal Patterns and Ecophysiology of Toxigenic Microcystis Blooms in Lake Taihu, China: Implications for Water Quality Management

(2012) T. G. Otten et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

The dynamics of toxic Microcystis strains and microcystin production in two hypertrofic South African reservoirs

(2012) Karin R. Conradie et al.   HARMFUL ALGAE

Community Composition, Toxigenicity, and Environmental Conditions during a Cyanobacterial Bloom Occurring along 1,100 Kilometers of the Murray River

(2011) Jamal Al-Tebrineh et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Application of real-time PCR in the assessment of the toxic cyanobacterium Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii abundance and toxicological potential

(2011) Cristiana Moreira et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Use of qPCR for the study of hepatotoxic cyanobacteria population dynamics

(2011) António Martins et al.   ARCHIVES OF MICROBIOLOGY

High-frequency monitoring of the genetic diversity and the potential toxicity of a Microcystis aeruginosa bloom in a French shallow lake

(2011) David Pobel et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Cylindrospermopsin production and release by the potentially invasive cyanobacterium Aphanizomenon ovalisporum under temperature and light gradients

(2011) Samuel Cirés et al.   HARMFUL ALGAE

Report of the cyanotoxins cylindrospermopsin and deoxy-cylindrospermopsin from Raphidiopsis mediterranea Skuja (Cyanobacteria/Nostocales)

(2011) Glenn B. McGregor et al.   HARMFUL ALGAE

A multiplex qPCR targeting hepato- and neurotoxigenic cyanobacteria of global significance

(2011) Jamal Al-Tebrineh et al.   HARMFUL ALGAE

Seasonal Dynamics of Microcystis spp. and Their Toxigenicity as Assessed by qPCR in a Temperate Reservoir

(2011) António Martins et al.   Marine Drugs

A Putative Gene Cluster from a Lyngbya wollei Bloom that Encodes Paralytic Shellfish Toxin Biosynthesis

(2011) Troco K. Mihali et al.   PLoS One

First report of saxitoxin production by a species of the freshwater benthic cyanobacterium, Scytonema Agardh

(2011) Francine M.J. Smith et al.   TOXICON

Dynamics of microcystin production and quantification of potentially toxigenic Microcystis sp. using real-time PCR

(2011) Ankita Srivastava et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Detection of Saxitoxin-Producing Cyanobacteria and Anabaena circinalis in Environmental Water Blooms by Quantitative PCR

(2010) J. Al-Tebrineh et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Spatiotemporal Variations in Microcystin Concentrations and in the Proportions of Microcystin-Producing Cells in Several Microcystis aeruginosa Populations

(2010) M. Sabart et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Detection of Microcystin-Producing Cyanobacteria in Missisquoi Bay, Quebec, Canada, Using Quantitative PCR

(2010) N. Fortin et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Biosynthesis of Cylindrospermopsin and 7-Epicylindrospermopsin in Oscillatoria sp. Strain PCC 6506: Identification of the cyr Gene Cluster and Toxin Analysis

(2010) R. Mazmouz et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Cyanotoxin Mixtures and Taste-and-Odor Compounds in Cyanobacterial Blooms from the Midwestern United States

(2010) Jennifer L. Graham et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Annual variation of Microcystis genotypes and their potential toxicity in water and sediment from a eutrophic reservoir

(2010) Song-Gun Kim et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Estimating the abundance of toxic Microcystis in the San Francisco Estuary using quantitative real-time PCR

(2010) Dolores V. Baxa et al.   HARMFUL ALGAE

Cyanobacterial population and harmful metabolites dynamics during a bloom in Yanghe Reservoir, North China

(2010) Zonglai Li et al.   HARMFUL ALGAE

The dynamics of cyanobacteria and microcystin production in a tropical reservoir of Singapore

(2010) Shu Harn Te et al.   HARMFUL ALGAE

Correlations between environmental factors and toxic and non-toxic Microcystis dynamics during bloom in Daechung Reservoir, Korea

(2010) Seung-Hyun Joung et al.   HARMFUL ALGAE

The cylindrospermopsin gene cluster of Aphanizomenon sp. strain 10E6: organization and recombination

(2010) A. Stuken et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Extraordinary Conservation, Gene Loss, and Positive Selection in the Evolution of an Ancient Neurotoxin

(2010) Shauna A. Murray et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

The Smallest Known Genomes of Multicellular and Toxic Cyanobacteria: Comparison, Minimal Gene Sets for Linked Traits and the Evolutionary Implications

(2010) Karina Stucken et al.   PLoS One

A new quantitative PCR assay for the detection of hepatotoxigenic cyanobacteria

(2010) J. Al-Tebrineh et al.   TOXICON

Spatial isolation favours the divergence in microcystin net production by Microcystis in Ugandan freshwater lakes

(2010) William Okello et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Non-autonomous transposable elements associated with inactivation of microcystin gene clusters in strains of the genus Anabaena isolated from the Baltic Sea

(2010) David P. Fewer et al.   Environmental Microbiology Reports

Switching toxin production on and off: intermittent microcystin synthesis in a Microcystis bloom

(2010) Susie A. Wood et al.   Environmental Microbiology Reports

Characterisation of the paralytic shellfish toxin biosynthesis gene clusters in Anabaena circinalis AWQC131C and Aphanizomenon sp. NH-5

(2009) Troco K Mihali et al.   BMC BIOCHEMISTRY

The effects of temperature and nutrients on the growth and dynamics of toxic and non-toxic strains of Microcystis during cyanobacteria blooms

(2009) Timothy W. Davis et al.   HARMFUL ALGAE

Lake Erie Microcystis: Relationship between microcystin production, dynamics of genotypes and environmental parameters in a large lake

(2009) Johanna M. Rinta-Kanto et al.   HARMFUL ALGAE

Evaluation of quantitative real-time PCR to characterise spatial and temporal variations in cyanobacteria, Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii (Woloszynska) Seenaya et Subba Raju and cylindrospermopsin concentrations in three subtropical Australian reservoirs

(2009) Philip T. Orr et al.   HARMFUL ALGAE

Origin of Saxitoxin Biosynthetic Genes in Cyanobacteria

(2009) Ahmed Moustafa et al.   PLoS One

Microcystin production by a freshwater spring cyanobacterium of the genus Fischerella

(2009) Marli Fátima Fiore et al.   TOXICON

Temporal Variations in the Dynamics of Potentially Microcystin-Producing Strains in a Bloom-Forming Planktothrix agardhii (Cyanobacterium) Population

(2008) E. Briand et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Biosynthetic Intermediate Analysis and Functional Homology Reveal a Saxitoxin Gene Cluster in Cyanobacteria

(2008) R. Kellmann et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Evidence for positive selection acting on microcystin synthetase adenylation domains in three cyanobacterial genera

(2008) Ave Tooming-Klunderud et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

The molecular genetics of cyanobacterial toxicity as a basis for monitoring water quality and public health risk

(2008) Leanne A Pearson et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Quantification of ToxicMicrocystisand Evaluation of Its Dominance Ratio in Blooms Using Real-Time PCR

(2008) Joo H. Ha et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Spatial and temporal diversity of microcystins and microcystin-producing genotypes in Oneida Lake, NY

(2008) Amber M. Hotto et al.   HARMFUL ALGAE

Diversity and dynamics of microcystin—Producing cyanobacteria in China's third largest lake, Lake Taihu

(2008) Wenjin Ye et al.   HARMFUL ALGAE

Development and field testing of a real-time PCR assay for cylindrospermopsin-producing cyanobacteria

(2008) J.P. Rasmussen et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Nontoxic Strains of Cyanobacteria Are the Result of Major Gene Deletion Events Induced by a Transposable Element

(2008) Guntram Christiansen et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION