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  1. First report of an <em>Anabaena</em> Bory strain containing microcystin-LR in a freshwater body in Africa

    First report of an Anabaena Bory strain containing microcystin-LR in a freshwater body in Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: PJ Oberholster --- CSIR Natural Resources and the Environment, South Africa S Jappie --- Department of Genetics, South Africa PH Cheng --- CSIR Natural Resources and the Environment, South Africa AM Botha --- Department of Genetics, South Africa MW Matthews --- Marine Remote Sensing Unit, South Africa
    In South Africa, little is known about the production of microcystin by the genus Anabaena Bory. In April 2012, during a cyanobacterial bloom event in Theewaterskloof Dam, Western Cape province, the plankton was sampled on 10 occasions. The dominant algae...