Genetic Analysis of Toxin-Producing Cyanobacteria
A special issue of Toxins (ISSN 2072-6651). This special issue belongs to the section "Marine and Freshwater Toxins".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 454
Special Issue Editor
Interests: cyanotoxins; toxicity mechanisms; proteomics; toxin genes; gene expression
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Dear Colleagues,
Cyanobacteria make up a fascinating group of photosynthetic prokaryotes that are able to produce a wide range of bioactive compounds. However, their worldwide distribution brings special worries for the environment and public health due to the toxicity of some of these compounds.
The analyses of the cyanobacterial genomes has been unravelling the gene clusters involved in many toxins produced by cyanobacteria (cyanotoxins). This research has enabled us to understand the phylogenetic origins of some of the cyanotoxins, the genetic differences between toxic and nontoxic strains, and the development of methodologies to quickly and easily detect toxin-producing cyanobacteria. Moreover, there are growing efforts taking place to understanding how environmental factors influence the expression of cyanotoxin-related genes.
This Special Issue aims to aggregate papers that provide the most recent information on genetic analyses of toxin-producing cyanobacteria through molecular approaches such as ‘whole-genome sequencing’, metagenomics, qPCR or PCR.
Manuscripts that contribute to better understanding the genetic diversity of toxin-producing cyanobacteria, new cyanotoxin-related genes, evaluation of the expression levels of cyanotoxin genes and methodologies for the environmental detection of toxin-producing strains are welcomed.
Dr. Elisabete Valério
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- cyanobacteria
- cyanotoxins genes
- molecular markers
- whole-genome sequencing
- metagenomics
- qPCR
- PCR
