1. 2021) the HABs phytoplankton in Owasco, Seneca, and Skaneateles Lakes in Finger Lakes Region. However, the cayuga Lake HABs and non-HAB microbiome communities hasn't been reported;Smith Nys ;;Common bloom forming cyanobacteria includes: Dolichospermum, Planktothrix, Microcystis, Cylindrospermopsis, Nodularia, and Trichodesmium,1998
2. 2022) and qPCR could be used to monitor the presence of potential toxigenic strains by quantifying the microcystin synthetase genes (mcy) levels;Hellweger;Within Microcystis, there are both toxigenic and nontoxigenic strains in Microcystis,2002
3. Estimating the abundance of toxic Microcystis in the San Francisco Estuary using quantitative real-time PCR;D V Baxa;Harmful Algae,2010