ArticleMicroorganisms2025
Virus Infection of a Freshwater Cyanobacterium Contributes Significantly to the Release of Toxins Through Cell Lysis.
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- Genetic engineering of cyanophages for harmful cyanobacterial bloom treatment-A mini review.Synthetic and systems biotechnology · 2027Review
- Impact of Climate Change on Cyanobacteria-Cyanophage Interactions and Their Role in Cyanobacterial Blooms in Freshwater Lakes.Global change biology · 2026Article
- Contrasting viral infection strategies for single cell and colonial Microcystis populations consistent with Black Queen dynamics.The ISME journal · 2025Article
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Toxic algal-bloom-forming cyanobacteria are a persistent problem globally for many aquatic environments. Their occurrence is attributed to eutrophication and rising temperatures due to climate change. The result of these blooms is often the loss of biodiversity, economic impacts on tourism and fisheries, and risks to human and animal health. Of emerging interest is the poorly understood interplay between viruses and toxic species that form blooms. This is because recent studies have suggested that viruses may exacerbate the harmful effects of these blooms by contributing to the release of toxins into a dissolved phase upon cell lysis. However, to date, there is no experimental evidence that explicitly implicates viruses in microcystin release. Here, we show experimentally that a virus infection of the toxin-producing, harmful, algal-bloom-forming cyanobacterium
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