TABLE 1.
Cultures of cyanobacteria used in this study
| Code | Identity | Origin | Source or referencea |
|---|---|---|---|
| K29, K50 | Microcystis sp. | Kinselmeer, The Netherlands | This study |
| S2 | Microcystis sp. | Sneekermeer, The Netherlands | This study |
| V28, V40, V67, V72, V73, V80, V88, V89, V91 | Microcystis sp. | Volkerak, The Netherlands | This study |
| Z6, Z11 | Microcystis sp. | Zeegerplas, The Netherlands | This study |
| CYA43 | Microcystis aeruginosa Kütz | United States | NIVA |
| CYA140 | Microcystis aeruginosa Kütz | Bendig's Pond, Bruno, Canada | NIVA |
| CYA228 | Microcystis aeruginosa Kütz | Lake Akersvatnet, Vestfold, Norway | NIVA |
| PCC7806 | Microcystis aeruginosa | Braakman Reservoir, The Netherlands | PCC |
| PCC7820 | Microcystis aeruginosa | Loch Balgavies, Scotland | PCC |
| SAG17.85 | Microcystis aeruginosa Kütz | Lake Neusiedler, Austria | SAG |
| PCC6803 | Synechocystis sp. | Freshwater from California | PCC |
| PCC7942 | Synechococcus sp. | Freshwater from California | PCC |
| PCC73110 | Leptolyngbya sp. | PCC | |
| CYA99 | Lyngbya sp. | River Suldalslågen | NIVA |
| Microcoleus sp. | Microbial mat from hypersaline Lake Chirana, Spain | 16 | |
| CYA146 | Pseudanabaena catenata Lauterb. | Canada | NIVA |
| CYA24 | Planktothrix prolifica | Lake Levrasjön, Skåne, Sweden | NIVA |
| CYA126 | Planktothrix aghardii | Lake Långsjön, Finland | NIVA |
| ATCC 29413 | Anabaena variablis | ATCC | |
| CYA135 | Anabaenopisis arnoldii Aptek. | Ferguson Gulf, Lake Turkana, Kenya | NIVA |
| CYA103 | Aphanizomenon flos-aquae f. gracile (Lemm.) | Pond at Vingrom, Lillehammer, Norway | NIVA |
| 1401/7 CCAP | Aphanizomenon flos-aquae | Freshwater from Brantry Lough, N. Ireland | CCAP |
| CYA225 | Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii | Lake Balaton, Hungary | NIVA |
| CYA124 | Nostoc sp. | Lake Steinsfjorden, Buskerud, Norway | NIVA |
| KAC13 | Nodularia spumigena | Baltic Sea | KAC |
| BV16R | Gloeotrichia sp. | Lake Broekvelden, The Netherlands | This study |
| IMS101 | Trichodesmium erythraeum | North Carolina coast | KAC |
| PCC9006 | Prochlorothrix hollandica | Lake Loosdrecht, The Netherlands | PCC |
a
NIVA, Culture Collection of Algae, Norwegian Institute for Water Research; PCC, Pasteur Culture Collection of Cyanobacteria, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France; KAC, Kalmar Algae Collections, Kalmar University, Sweden; SAG, Culture Collection of Algae at the University of Göttingen, Germany; CCAP, Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa, CEH, Windermere, United Kingdom; ATCC, American Type Culture Collection, Manassas, Virginia.