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ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2025

Metagenomics reveals spatial variation in cyanobacterial composition, function, and biosynthetic potential in the Winam Gulf, Lake Victoria, Kenya.

Lauren N Hart, Brittany N Zepernick, Kaela E Natwora, Katelyn M Brown, Julia Akinyi Obuya, Davide Lomeo, Malcolm A Barnard, Eric O Okech, 2022-23 NSF-IRES Lake Victoria Research Consortium, E Anders Kiledal and 12 more

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Article in Applied and environmental microbiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  1. Secondary metabolism ofApplied and environmental microbiology · 2026
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22 authors.

Lauren N HartProgram in Chemical Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8553-2839
Brittany N ZepernickDepartment of Microbiology, The University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3121-1225
Kaela E NatworaLarge Lakes Observatory, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota, USA.
Katelyn M BrownGreat Lakes Center for Fresh Waters and Human Health, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8581-9490
Julia Akinyi ObuyaKenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, Kisumu, Kenya.
Davide LomeoDepartment of Geography, King's College London, London, United Kingdom.
Malcolm A BarnardDepartment of Biology, Baylor University Department of Biology, Waco, Texas, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4192-574X
Eric O OkechEgerton University, Njoro, Kenya.
2022-23 NSF-IRES Lake Victoria Research Consortium
E Anders KiledalGreat Lakes Center for Fresh Waters and Human Health, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, USA.
Paul A Den UylNational Fisheries Resources Research Institute (NaFIRRI), Jinja, Uganda.
Mark OlokotumNational Fisheries Resources Research Institute (NaFIRRI), Jinja, Uganda.
Steven W WilhelmGreat Lakes Center for Fresh Waters and Human Health, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6283-8077
R Michael McKayGreat Lakes Center for Fresh Waters and Human Health, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2723-5371
Ken G DrouillardGreat Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
David H ShermanProgram in Chemical Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Lewis SitokiTechnical University of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya.
James AchiyaKenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, Kisumu, Kenya.
Albert GetabuKisii University, Kisii, Kenya.
Kefa M OtisoSchool of Earth, Environment and Society, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, USA.
George S BullerjahnGreat Lakes Center for Fresh Waters and Human Health, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5319-7896
Gregory J DickProgram in Chemical Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7666-6288

Funding

The synergistic effects of climate and anthropogenic drivers on toxic cyanobacterial bloomsP01ES028939 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Christopher Winslow · 2018 to 2026
$3.7M
Disentangling the Drivers and Dangers of Toxic Cyanobacteria Biosynthetic Heterogeneity in Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal BloomsF31ES036421 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI HART, LAUREN · 2024 to 2025
$85k
HHS | NIH | National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) 1F31ES036421-01HHS | NIH | National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) 1P01ES0289-01National Science Foundation (NSF) 1840715National Science Foundation (NSF) 1953468NIEHS NIH HHS F31 ES036421NIEHS NIH HHS P01 ES028939
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Winam Gulf in the Kenyan region of Lake Victoria experiences prolific, year-round cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (cyanoHABs) which pose threats to human, livestock, and ecosystem health. To our knowledge, there is limited molecular research on the gulf's cyanoHABs, and thus, the strategies employed for survival and proliferation by toxigenic cyanobacteria in this region remain largely unexplored. Here, we used metagenomics to analyze the Winam Gulf's cyanobacterial composition, function, and biosynthetic potential.

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CyanobacteriaLakesMetagenomeHarmful Algal BloomKenyaMetagenomicsAfrican Great Lakesclimate changeDolichospermumeutrophicationmetagenomicsMicrocystis

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PMID39772868
PMCPMC11837572

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