title: Toxicology of freshwater cyanobacteria.
abstract: Many chemical contaminants in drinking water have been shown to cause adverse health effects in humans after prolonged exposure. Cyanobacteria are one of the most potent and diverse groups of photosynthetic prokaryotes. One key component of cyanobacterial success in the environment is the production of potent toxins as secondary metabolites, which have been responsible for numerous adverse health impacts in humans. Anthropogenic activities have led to the increase of eutrophication in freshwater bodies' worldwide, causing cyanobacterial blooms to become more frequent. The present article will discuss about harmful cyanobacteria and their toxicology with special references to microcystin, nodularin, and cylindrospermopsin.
authors.affiliation: a National Institute of Fundamental Studies , Kandy , Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Liyanage
authors.affiliation: a National Institute of Fundamental Studies , Kandy , Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: D N Magana
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Arachchi
authors.affiliation: b Nephrology and Transplantation Unit, Teaching Hospital , Kandy , Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abeysekara
authors.affiliation: c Renal Care & Research Centre, District Hospital , Girandurukotte , Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guneratne
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity*; D000458:Cyanobacteria / Q000502:physiology*; D000087522:Cyanobacteria Toxins; D005068:Eutrophication; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000737:chemistry / Q000382:microbiology*; D052998:Microcystins / Q000633:toxicity; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic / Q000633:toxicity; D014498:Uracil / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000633:toxicity; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D000087522:Cyanobacteria Toxins; D052998:Microcystins; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic; C063998:nodularin; C089595:cylindrospermopsin; D014498:Uracil
keywords: Cyanobacteria; cyanotoxins; cylindrospermopsin; harmful algal blooms; microcystin