Prevalence of paralytic shellfish poison-producing Planktothrix agardhii and Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii in a Brazilian semi-arid reservoir

Aim: The present study aimed to investigate the composition and toxicity of the phytoplankton in Sítios Novos reservoir, used mainly as drinking water supply for approximately 30,000 people.MethodsSamples were collected between January 2010 and June 2011.ResultsDuring this period 19 taxa of cyanobac...

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Main Authors: Ismael Keslley Carloto Lopes, Mario Ubirajara Gonçalves Barros, Carlos João Pestana, José Capelo Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Limnologia 2015-06-01
Series:Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2179-975X2015000200238&lng=en&tlng=en