However, microcystis produces microcystin, a liver-damaging toxin that "can kill livestock, wildlife, and humans, especially those whose immune system isn't working well," according to The ...

Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 58, No. 3 (2013), pp. 1075-1088 (14 pages) We investigated the factors influencing cyanobacterial biomass and microcystin (MC) concentrations in several Ugandan lakes ...

The study revealed that Dolichospermum was the dominant bloom-forming cyanobacteria in Winam Gulf, often accompanied by Microcystis, which produces the liver-damaging toxin microcystin.

This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section. Temperature is generally considered as a key factor controlling algal bloom formation. Previous studies have indicated that the ...