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Microcystis
Genus of bacteria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Microcystis is a genus of freshwater cyanobacteria that includes the harmful algal bloom-forming Microcystis aeruginosa. Many members of a Microcystis community can produce neurotoxins and hepatotoxins, such as microcystin and cyanopeptolin. Communities are often a mix of toxin-producing and nonproducing isolates.[1]
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Microcystis | |
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Microcystis aeruginosa | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Cyanobacteria |
Class: | Cyanophyceae |
Order: | Chroococcales |
Family: | Microcystaceae |
Genus: | Microcystis Kützing, 1833 |
Species | |
Many (see below) |
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