TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kaplan, Aaron
A1  - Harel, Moshe
A1  - Kaplan-Levy, Ruth N.
A1  - Hadas, Ora
A1  - Sukenik, Assaf
A1  - Dittmann-Thünemann, Elke
T1  - The languages spoken in the water body (or the biological role of cyanobacterial toxins)
JF  - Frontiers in microbiology
N2  - Although intensification of toxic cyanobacterial blooms over the last decade is a matter of growing concern due to bloom impact on water quality, the biological role of most of the toxins produced is not known. In this critical review we focus primarily on the biological role of two toxins, microcystins and cylindrospermopsin, in inter- and intra-species communication and in nutrient acquisition. We examine the experimental evidence supporting some of the dogmas in the field and raise several open questions to be dealt with in future research. We do not discuss the health and environmental implications of toxin presence in the water body.
KW  - aoa
KW  - cylindrospermopsin
KW  - microcystin
KW  - cyr
KW  - mcy
Y1  - 2012
U6  - https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2012.00138
SN  - 1664-302X
VL  - 3
PB  - Frontiers Research Foundation
CY  - Lausanne
ER  -