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Lyngbya |
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Lyngbya a genus of marine cyanobacteria including the toxic L. majuscula algae which is not poisonous to fish but causes poisoning in the animals that eat the fish that eat the algae. Cases in humans may end fatally. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The cyanobacterial genera most often associated with toxicity are Anabaena, Aphanizomenon, Cylindrospermotbsis, Lyngbya, Microcystis, Nodularia, and Planktothrix (Carmichael 1997; Codd et al. Boyd and his colleagues hit on a potential AIDS treatment when they studies extracts from Lyngbya lagerheimii and Phormidium tenue algae collected in Hawaii and the Palau Islands. |
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