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. 2015 Mar 18;13(3):1497–1518. doi: 10.3390/md13031497

Table 1.

Comparison of potentially toxic species of picocyanobacteria.

Genus Species/Strain Toxin Source
Synechocystis Synechocystis LPS [86,108,127,168,169]
Microcystin
BMAA
Synechocystis aqualitis Microcystin LR [124]
Synechocystis (SyncWTP97) Microcystin [176]
Synechococcus Synechococcus nidulans CCALA 188 Microcystin [126]
Synechococcus LPS [86,108,127,128,168,169,177]
Microcystin
BMAA
Nodularin
Synechococcus PCC 6301 BMAA [148]
Synechococcus SS-1 Microcystin [127]
Synechococcus BP-1 Thionsulfolipid [175]
Synechococcus CENA 108 Microcystin [125]
Cyanodictyon Cyanodictyon planctonicum Nodularin [128]
Cyanodictyon imperfectum Nodularin [128]
Cyanobium Cyanobium rubescens SAG 381 Microcystin [126]
Cyanobacterium Cyanobacterium cedrorum CCAP 1479/2a Microcystin [126]
Aphanocapsa Aphanocapsa cumulus Microcystin LR [124,178]
Aphanocapsa delicatissima Nodularin [128]
Aphanocapsa incerta Nodularin [128]
Aphanocapsa sp. LPS Microcystin [86]
Aphanothece Aphanothece stratus Nodularin [178]
Aphanothece parallelliformis [128]
Merismopedia Merismopedia CENA106 Microcystin [125]
Merismopedia tenuissima Nodularin [128]
Romeria Romeria carauru Microcystin [178]
Prochlorococcus Prochlorococcus marinus CCMP1377 BMAA [148]