First report of microcystin-producing Fischerella sp. (Stigonematales, Cyanobacteria) in tropical Australia

Cirés, Samuel, Alvarez-Roa, Carlos, Wood, Susanna A., Puddick, Jonathan, Loza, Virginia, and Heimann, Kirsten (2014) First report of microcystin-producing Fischerella sp. (Stigonematales, Cyanobacteria) in tropical Australia. Toxicon, 88. pp. 62-66.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2014.06.010

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Abstract

A polyphasic study of four Stigonematales cyanobacteria from tropical Australia (Queensland) revealed production of the hepatotoxins microcystins (MC-LR, MC-LA, MC-LF, MC-FR and demethyl-MC-LR) by Fischerella sp. NQAIF311 isolated from a seasonal creek. Total microcystin content reached 43 μg g−1 dry weight. Phylogeny demonstrated high sequence similarities for 16S rRNA (99%), mcyE (97%) and mcyD (95%) genes with microcystin-producing Fischerella sp. CENA161 from Brazil. This is the first report of a cyanotoxin-producing Stigonematal in Australia.


Item ID:	35234
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	0041-0101
Keywords:	microcystin; Stigonematales; Fischerella; hepatotoxin; benthic; tropical
Funders:	Advanced Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (AMCRC), Marsden Fund of the Royal Society of New Zealand
Projects and Grants:	AMCRC grant number 2.3.4, Marsden Fund of the Royal Society of New Zealand 12-UOW-087
Date Deposited:	02 Sep 2014 06:10
FoR Codes:	06 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 0607 Plant Biology > 060701 Phycology (incl Marine Grasses) @ 40% 06 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 0603 Evolutionary Biology > 060310 Plant Systematics and Taxonomy @ 30% 06 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 0603 Evolutionary Biology > 060309 Phylogeny and Comparative Analysis @ 30%
SEO Codes:	83 ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND ANIMAL PRIMARY PRODUCTS > 8301 Fisheries - Aquaculture > 830199 Fisheries - Aquaculture not elsewhere classified @ 50% 96 ENVIRONMENT > 9608 Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity > 960899 Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity of Environments not elsewhere classified @ 50%
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