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Blue green algae growing on the substrate of a fresh water aquarium. Although colloquially called algae, blue-green algae (BGA) is a type of cyanobacteria. It can present with several different colors. While there are many BGA species, the most common type found in aquaria is referred to as "slime algae".
Nodularia is a genus of filamentous nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae. [1] They occur mainly in brackish or salinic waters, such as the hypersaline Makgadikgadi Pans, [2] the Peel-Harvey Estuary in Western Australia or the Baltic Sea. Nodularia cells occasionally form heavy algal blooms.
Edible blue-green algae reduce the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines by inhibiting NF-κB pathway in macrophages and splenocytes. [265] Sulfate polysaccharides exhibit immunomodulatory, antitumor, antithrombotic, anticoagulant, anti-mutagenic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and even antiviral activity against HIV, herpes, and hepatitis.
Klamath AFA is a blue-green algae that has been harvested wild from Upper Klamath Lake since the 1980s and used as a dietary supplement. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Genome sequencing distinguished and named this isolate as Aphanizomenon flos-aquae MDT14a , [ 4 ] [ 5 ] distinct from other varieties of Aphanizomenon flos-aquae .
Pediastrum is a genus of green algae, in the family Hydrodictyaceae. [1] It is a photoautotrophic, nonmotile coenobial green alga that inhabits freshwater environments. The name Pediastrum comes from the Greek root words pedion, meaning "plane", and astron, meaning "star", referring to its overall shape.
What to do if you spot blue-green algae? The Florida Department of Environmental Protection encourages people to report a bloom to DEP by calling the toll-free hotline at 855-305-3903 or online ...
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A very large algae bloom in Lake Erie, North America, which can be seen from space. An algal bloom or algae bloom is a rapid increase or accumulation in the population of algae in fresh water or marine water systems. It is often recognized by the discoloration in the water from the algae's pigments. [1]