Colorimetric immuno-protein phosphatase inhibition assay for specific detection of microcystins and nodularins of cyanobacteria

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An immunoassay for detecting microcystins and nodularins of cyanobacteria is described. These bacterial proteins are toxic to the human liver, and traditional methods for detecting them also detect other environmental protein phosphatase inhibitors.

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Removal of nitrate from groundwater by cyanobacteria: quantitative assessment of factors influencing nitrate uptake

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Two Synechocystis spp. and a Synechococcus sp. were able to remove nitrate from contaminated groundwater. They belong to a class of bacteria called cyanobacteria and may be effective at nitrate removal of polluted water in large-scale applications.

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Iron stress in open-ocean cyanobacteria (Synechococcus, Trichodesmium, and Crocosphaera spp.): identification of the IdiA protein

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Cyanobacteria produce a protein called IdiA protein when the supply of iron in the ocean is limited. This protein appears to be an iron scavenger and could be used as a marker of iron stress in cyanobacteria communities.

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