Needs and perspectives of odour research in the aquatic sciences.
Over more than four decades odour research in the aquatic sciences has increasingly focused on cyanobacteria and the common odour-causing compounds, geosmin and 2-methylisoborneol. Success in future research requires a long-term perspective. Key areas for investigation are secondary metabolites and cyanobacteria, regulatory mechanisms for geosmin and other compounds' synthesis; understanding their spatial and temporal distribution (particularly relating to the food web in a habitat); and molecular mechanisms for liberation of geosmin by microorganisms.
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Limnological Station, University of Zürich, 8802-Kilchberg, Switzerland. juttner@limnol.unizh.ch
D001892:Camphanes / Q000032:analysis; D000458:Cyanobacteria / Q000378:metabolism; D009284:Naphthols / Q000032:analysis; D009812:Odorants / Q000032:analysis*; D013302:Streptomyces / Q000378:metabolism; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods; D014881:Water Supply
D001892:Camphanes; D009284:Naphthols; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C005536:2-methylisoborneol; C001278:geosmin