METHOD FOR DEGRADING MICROCYSTINS IN AN AQUEOUS MEDIUM
US11162066B2
AU2016387202B2
ES2972572T3
The invention relates to a bacterial strain capable of degrading microcystins in an aqueous medium. A method for reducing the content or for preventing the accumulation of microcystins in an aqueous medium is also disclosed. Finally, the present invention relates to an efficient method for isolating microcystin-degrading microorganisms.

Biological removal of microcystins in freshwater without the use of chemicals. High microcystin degradation efficiency in aqueous media over a wide range of dissolved organic carbon and nitrogen
Caption: The image shows the planktonic cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa, a potential microcystin producer, surrounded by an envelope or mucilage (formed by exopolymers) in which other smaller cyanobacteria and bacteria (black arrow) with the ability to degrade microcystins live.



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