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Cyanobacterial Toxin Degrading Bacteria: Who Are They?
Joint Authors
Kormas, Konstantinos Ar.
Lymperopoulou, Despoina S.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-06-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Cyanobacteria are ubiquitous in nature and are both beneficial and detrimental to humans.
Benefits include being food supplements and producing bioactive compounds, like antimicrobial and anticancer substances, while their detrimental effects are evident by toxin production, causing major ecological problems at the ecosystem level.
To date, there are several ways to degrade or transform these toxins by chemical methods, while the biodegradation of these compounds is understudied.
In this paper, we present a meta-analysis of the currently available 16S rRNA and mlrA (microcystinase) genes diversity of isolates known to degrade cyanobacterial toxins.
The available data revealed that these bacteria belong primarily to the Proteobacteria, with several strains from the sphingomonads, and one from each of the Methylobacillus and Paucibacter genera.
Other strains belonged to the genera Arthrobacter, Bacillus, and Lactobacillus.
By combining the ecological knowledge on the distribution, abundance, and ecophysiology of the bacteria that cooccur with toxic cyanobacterial blooms and newly developed molecular approaches, it is possible not only to discover more strains with cyanobacterial toxin degradation abilities, but also to reveal the genes associated with the degradation of these toxins.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kormas, Konstantinos Ar.& Lymperopoulou, Despoina S.. 2013. Cyanobacterial Toxin Degrading Bacteria: Who Are They?. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1030569
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kormas, Konstantinos Ar.& Lymperopoulou, Despoina S.. Cyanobacterial Toxin Degrading Bacteria: Who Are They?. BioMed Research International No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1030569
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kormas, Konstantinos Ar.& Lymperopoulou, Despoina S.. Cyanobacterial Toxin Degrading Bacteria: Who Are They?. BioMed Research International. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1030569
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1030569