Discovery of microcystin-producing Anagnostidinema pseudacutissimum from cryopreserved Antarctic cyanobacterial mats

• Published in: Harmful Algae
• Main Authors: Zaki, Nur Syazana, Merican, Faradina, Muangmai, Narongrit, Convey, Peter, Broady, Paul
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Elsevier 2020
• Subjects: Antarctic; Ross Island; McMurdo Ice Shelf; Crozier; Cape Crozier; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/525158/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1568988320300809

Microcystins (MCs) are secondary metabolites produced by cyanobacteria and have been well-documented in temperate and tropical regions. However, knowledge of the production of MCs in extremely cold environments is still in its infancy. Recently, examination of 100-year-old Antarctic cyanobacterial m...