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Environmental conditions that influence toxin biosynthesis in cyanobacteria

  1. Brett A. Neilan1,*,
  2. Leanne A. Pearson1,
  3. Julia Muenchhoff1,
  4. Michelle C. Moffitt2,
  5. Elke Dittmann3

Article first published online: 20 MAR 2012

DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2012.02729.x

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Environmental Microbiology

Environmental Microbiology

Special Issue: Marine Microbial Ecophysiology and Metagenomics

Volume 15, Issue 5, pages 1239–1253, May 2013

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Neilan, B. A., Pearson, L. A., Muenchhoff, J., Moffitt, M. C. and Dittmann, E. (2013), Environmental conditions that influence toxin biosynthesis in cyanobacteria. Environmental Microbiology, 15: 1239–1253. doi: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2012.02729.x

Author Information

  1. 1

    School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

  2. 2

    School of Science and Health, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

  3. 3

    Department of Microbiology, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany

* E-mail b.neilan@unsw.edu.au; Tel. (+61) 2 9385 3235; Fax (+61) 2 9385 1483.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 18 APR 2013
  2. Article first published online: 20 MAR 2012
  3. Received 29 November, 2011; revised 20 February, 2012; accepted 21 February, 2012.

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Summary

Over the past 15 years, the genetic basis for production of many cyanobacterial bioactive compounds has been described. This knowledge has enabled investigations into the environmental factors that regulate the production of these toxins at the molecular level. Such molecular or systems level studies are also likely to reveal the physiological role of the toxin and contribute to effective water resource management. This review focuses on the environmental regulation of some of the most relevant cyanotoxins, namely the microcystins, nodularin, cylindrospermopsin, saxitoxins, anatoxins and jamaicamides.

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