Table 1.
Origin and mouse toxicity of the cyanobacterial material screened
| A. Cyanobacterial strains from the NIVA Culture Collection of Algae | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | NIVA strain | Isolated | Geographical location | Biotope | Mouse toxicitya | |
| Order: Chroococcales | ||||||
| Chroococcus sp. | CYA 330 | 1995 | Holmestrandfjorden | SE. Norway | Marine Fjord | – |
| Cyanobium sp. | CYA 230 | 1987 | Östra Kyrksundet | Åland | Eutrophic lake | n.d. |
| Cyanosarcina sp. | CYA 386 | 1996 | Plattenberg Bay | South Africa | Seepage water | n.d. |
| Cyanothece sp. | CYA 304 | 1991 | River Atna | Mid. Norway | Lotic biotope | n.d. |
| Cyanothece aeruginosa | CYA 258/2 | 1990 | Queen Maud's Land | Antarctica | Gravel, soil | n.d |
| Merismopedia punctata | CYA 16 | 1970 | L. Steinsfjord | SE. Norway | Mesotrophic lake | n.d. |
| Microcystis aeruginosa | CYA 57 | 1978 | L. Frøylandsvatn | W. Norway | Eutrophic lake | H |
| Microcystis aeruginosa | CYA 143 | 1984 | L. Akersvatn | SE. Norway | Eutrophic lake | – |
| Microcystis aeruginosa | CYA 160/1 | 1985 | L. Akersvatn | SE. Norway | Eutrophic lake | T |
| Microcystis aeruginosa | CYA 228/1 | 1987 | L. Akersvatn | SE. Norway | Eutrophic lake | H |
| Microcystis aeruginosa | CYA 475 | 2003 | L. Victoria | Uganda | Eutrophic lake | n.d |
| Microcystis aeruginosa | CYA 476 | 2004 | L. Victoria | Uganda | Eutrophic lake | n.d |
| Microcystis aeruginosa | CYA 477 | 2003 | L. Victoria | Uganda | Eutrophic lake | n.d |
| Microcystis aeruginosa | CYA 478 | 2003 | L. Victoria | Uganda | Eutrophic lake | n.d |
| Microcystis botrys | CYA 264 | 1990 | L. Frøylandsvatn | W. Norway | Eutrophic lake | n.d. |
| Microcystis cf. novacekii | CYA 431 | 2000 | L. Victoria | Uganda | Eutrophic lake | n.d. |
| Microcystis cf. wesenbergii | CYA 172/5 | 1985 | L. Arresø | Denmark | Eutrophic lake | n.d. |
| Microcystis ichthyoblabe | CYA 279 | 1990 | L. Østensjøvatn | SE. Norway | Eutrophic lake | – |
| Microcystis viridis | CYA 122/2 | 1983 | L. Finjasjön | S. Sweden | Eutrophic lake | n.d. |
| Synechococcus sp. | CYA 379 | 1996 | Sognefjord | W. Norway | Marine fjord | n.d. |
| Synechococcus sp. | CYA 388 | 1996 | Hadelandstjern | SE. Norway | Freshwater | n.d. |
| Synechococcus elongatus | CYA 187 | 1985 | Queen Maud's Land | Antarctica | Detritus | n.d. |
| Synechococcus nidulans | CYA 20 | <1973 | No information | T | ||
| Order: Nostocales | ||||||
| Anabaena circinalis | CYA 82 | 1980 | L. Steinsfjord | SE. Norway | Mesotrophic lake | – |
| Anabaena flos-aquae | CYA 269/6 | 1990 | L. Frøylandsvatn | W. Norway | Eutrophic lake | H |
| Anabaena lemmermannii | CYA 83/1 | 1980 | L. Edlandsvatn | W. Norway | Mesotrophic lake | H |
| Anabaena lemmermannii | CYA 281/1 | 1990 | L. Storavatn | W. Norway | Oligotrophic lake | – |
| Anabaena lemmermannii | CYA 298 | 1990 | L. Storavatn | W. Norway | Oligotrophic lake | – |
| Anabaena spiroides | CYA 358 | 1996 | L. Balaton | Hungary | Mesotrophic lake | T |
| Anabaena subcylindrica | CYA 323 | 1993 | Fuggdalen | E. Norway | Minerval spring | n.d. |
| Anabaenopsis arnoldii | CYA 135/2 | 1984 | L. Turkana | Kenya | Great Rift Valley Lake | – |
| Aphanizomenon gracile | CYA 338 | 1994 | L. Balaton | Hungary | Mesotrophic lake | – |
| Aphanizomenon cf. klebahnii | CYA 372 | 1996 | L. Balaton | Hungary | Mesotrophic lake | n.d. |
| Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii | CYA 225 | 1984 | L. Balaton | Hungary | Mesotrophic lake | T |
| Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii | CYA 399 | 1997 | L. Balaton | Hungary | Mesotrophic lake | T |
| Cylindrospermum sp. | CYA 245 | 1988 | Spydeberg | SE. Norway | Agricultural soil | n.d. |
| Dichothrix sp. | CYA 518 | 2004 | Disko Island | Greenland | Melt water puddle | n.d. |
| Nodularia cf. harveyana | CYA 227 | <1986 | No information | – | ||
| Nostoc sp. | CYA 124 | 1983 | L. Steinsfjord | SE. Norway | Mesotrophic lake | – |
| Nostoc sp. | CYA 195 | 1985 | Queen Maud's Land | Antarctica | Lotic biotope | – |
| Nostoc sp. | CYA 295 | 1990 | Ny Ålesund | Spitsbergen | Limestone gravel | n.d. |
| Nostoc sp. | CYA 308 | 1990 | Ny Ålesund | Spitsbergen | Epiphytic on moss | T |
| Nostoc sp. | CYA 309 | 1990 | Ny Ålesund | Spitsbergen | Epiphytic on moss | n.d. |
| Nostoc sp. | CYA 512 | 2004 | Disko Island | Greenland | Melt water puddle | n.d. |
| Nostoc sp. | CYA 520 | 2005 | Spydeberg | SE. Norway | Garden pool | n.d. |
| Scytonema sp. | CYA 345 | 1993 | Queen Maud's Land | Antarctica | Gravel, soil | – |
| Order: Oscillatoriales | ||||||
| Arthrospira sp. | CYA 447 | n.d. | L. Paracas | Peru | Freshwater | (T) |
| Leptolyngbya foveolarum | CYA 54 | 1975 | Spydeberg | SE. Norway | Air sample | – |
| Limnothrix redekei | CYA 106 | 1982 | L. Mälaren | Sweden | Eutrophic lake | n.d. |
| Lyngbya major | CYA 173 | 1987 | Kajiki, Kagoshima | Japan | Garden pond | n.d. |
| Oscillatoria curviceps | CYA 149 | 1984 | Bjørndalen | Spitsbergen | Melt water | – |
| Phormidium breve | CYA 76 | 1956 | Dax | SW. France | Lake | n.d. |
| Phormidium sp. | CYA 181 | 1985 | Queen Maud's Land | Antarctica | Sandfield | T |
| Phormidium sp. | CYA 184 | 1985 | Queen Maud's Land | Antarctica | Melt water | T |
| Phormidium sp. | CYA 203 | 1984 | Coraholmen | Spitsbergen | Moraine soil | T |
| Phormidium sp. | CYA 210 | 1985 | Grumant | Spitsbergen | Boggy soil | – |
| Phormidium sp. | CYA 315 | 1993 | Lier, Buskerud | SE. Norway | Greenhouse soil | – |
| Phormidium sp. | CYA 448 | 1990 | Eidsvoll | SE. Norway | Seepage water | n.d. |
| Phormidium sp. | CYA 454 | 2000 | Sandebukta | SE. Norway | Marine fjord | n.d. |
| Phormidium cf. formosum | CYA 110 | 1977 | River Saka | Japan | Lotic biotope | n.d. |
| Phormidium cf. subfuscum | CYA177 | 1985 | Queen Maud's Land | Antarctica | Gravel, soil | T |
| Phormidium formosum | CYA 92 | 1981 | L. Levrasjön | S. Sweden | Mesotrophic lake | N |
| Planktothrix agardhii | CYA 21 | 1973 | Gulf of Finland | SE. Finland | Brackish water | – |
| Planktothrix agardhii | CYA 29 | 1968 | L. Gjersjøen | SE. Norway | Eutrophic lake | H |
| Planktothrix agardhii | CYA 116 | 1983 | L. Årungen | SE. Norway | Eutrophic lake | – |
| Planktothrix agardhii | CYA 126 | 1984 | L. Långsjön | Åland | Dystrophic lake | H |
| Planktothrix agardhii | CYA 127 | 1984 | L. Vesijärvi | Finland | Eutrophic lake | n.d. |
| Planktothrix agardhii | CYA 11 | 1964 | L. Akersvatn | SE. Norway | Eutrophic lake | H |
| Planktothrix rubescens | CYA 406 | 1998 | L. Steinsfjord | SE. Norway | Mesotrophic lake | n.d. |
| Planktothrix rubescens | CYA 98 | 1982 | L. Steinsfjord | SE. Norway | Mesotrophic lake | H |
| Planktothrix rubescens | CYA 97/3 | 1982 | L. Steinsfjord | SE. Norway | Mesotrophic lake | H |
| Planktothrix rubescens | CYA 407 | 1998 | L. Steinsfjord | SE. Norway | Mesotrophic lake | n.d. |
| Prochlorothrix sp. | CYA 8/90 | 1990 | L. Mälaren | E. Sweden | Eutrophic lake | T |
| Pseudanabaena sp. | CYA 93 | 1981 | L. Gjersjøen | SE. Norway | Eutrophic lake | – |
| Pseudanabaena sp. | CYA 94 | 1982 | River Glåma | SE. Norway | Lotic biotope | – |
| Pseudanabaena sp. | CYA 167 | 1968 | Lough Neagh | N. Irland | Eutrophic lake | – |
| Pseudanabaena sp. | CYA 435 | 2000 | L. Victoria | Uganda | Eutrophic lake | n.d. |
| Pseudanabaena sp. | CYA 452 | 2000 | Sandebukta | SE. Norway | Marine fjord | n.d. |
| Pseudanabaena limnetica | CYA 80 | 1976 | L. Windermere | England | Mesotrophic lake | T |
| Pseudanabaena limnetica | CYA 276/6 | 1990 | L. Mälaren | E. Sweden | Eutrophic lake | n.d. |
| Symploca sp. | CYA 316 | 1993 | Lier, Buskerud | SE. Norway | Greenhouse soil | – |
| Tychonema bornetii | CYA 114/1 | 1983 | River Glåma | SE. Norway | Lotic biotope | – |
| Tychonema bourrellyi | CYA 33/1 | 1976 | L. Mjøsa | SE. Norway | Mesotrophic lake | T |
| B. Natural cyanobacteria populations from Norwegian inland waters collected during bloom conditions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominant species | Natural sample | Isolated | Geographical location | Biotope | Mouse toxicitya | |
| Anabaena lemmermannii | NWS 43 | 1992 | L. Storavatn | W. Norway | Oligotrophic lake | T |
| Anabaena lemmermannii | NWS 44 | 1991 | L. Storavatn | W. Norway | Oligotrophic lake | N |
| Aphanizomenon cf. flos-aquae | NWS 46 | 1998 | L. Akersvatn | SE. Norway | Eutrophic lake | T |
| Microcystis aeruginosa | NWS 48 | 1988 | L. Frøylandsvatn | W. Norway | Eutrophic lake | H |
| Phormidium cf. formosum | NWS 45 | 1990 | Dammenbekken, Larvik | Norway | Brook | H |
| Planktothrix agardhii | NWS 49 | 1991 | L. Kalvsjøtjern | Mid. Norway | Eutrophic lake | H |
| Planktothrix agardhii | NWS 51 | 1980 | L. Helgetjern | SE. Norway | Eutrophic/mixotrophic | – |
aCode mouse bioassay: H hepatotoxic, T toxicity, N neurotoxic, – not toxic, n.d. not determined