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High Diversity of Microcystin Chemotypes within a Summer Bloom of the Cyanobacterium Microcystis botrys
Lund University, Sweden.
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Biology and Environmental Science. (Ctr Ecol & Evolut Microbial Model Syst EEMiS)ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7155-3604
Lund University, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3506-0367
University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
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2019 (English)In: Toxins, E-ISSN 2072-6651, Vol. 11, no 12, p. 1-16, article id 698Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The fresh-water cyanobacterium Microcystis is known to form blooms world-wide, and is often responsible for the production of microcystins found in lake water. Microcystins are non-ribosomal peptides with toxic effects, e.g. on vertebrates, but their function remains largely unresolved. Moreover, not all strains produce microcystins, and many different microcystin variants have been described. Here we explored the diversity of microcystin variants within Microcystis botrys, a common bloom-former in Sweden. We isolated a total of 130 strains through the duration of a bloom in eutrophic Lake Vomb, and analyzed their microcystin profiles with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). We found that microcystin producing (28.5%) and non-producing (71.5%) M. botrys strains, co-existed throughout the bloom. However, microcystin producing strains were more prevalent towards the end of the sampling period. Overall, 26 unique M. botrys chemotypes were identified, and while some chemotypes re-occurred, others were found only once. The M. botrys chemotypes showed considerable variation both in terms of number of microcystin variants, as well as in what combinations the variants occurred. To our knowledge, this is the first report on microcystin chemotype variation and dynamics in M. botrys. In addition, our study verifies the co-existence of microcystin and non-microcystin producing strains, and we propose that environmental conditions may be implicated in determining their composition.

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MDPI, 2019. Vol. 11, no 12, p. 1-16, article id 698
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microcystin, Microcystis botrys, chemotypes, cyanobacteria, diversity
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Biological Sciences
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Ecology, Aquatic Ecology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-91806DOI: 10.3390/toxins11120698ISI: 000507337800021PubMedID: 31805656Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85076286751OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-91806DiVA, id: diva2:1391312
Available from: 2020-02-04 Created: 2020-02-04 Last updated: 2024-07-04Bibliographically approved

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