Table 1.
Sestonic microcystin concentrations during cyanobacterial bloom. (+) refer to the presence of mcyE gene. Errors represent standard error of two replicates.
| Date | Sestonic MCs (µg·L−1) | mcyE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC-LR | MC-RR | MC-YR | Total MCs | ||
| 7 August 2012 | 0.31 ± 0.20 | 0.16 ± 0.02 | 0.07 ± 0.00 | 0.54 ± 0.22 | + |
| 4 September 2012 | 10.17 ± 1.59 | 3.14 ± 0.18 | 0.99 ± 0.07 | 14.31 ±1.84 | + |
| 24 September 2012 | 25.75 ± 6.10 | 16.82 ± 3.82 | 6.95 ± 1.45 | 49.52 ± 11.37 | + |
| 8 October 2012 | 13.64 ± 1.43 | 5.89 ± 0.74 | 2.42 ± 0.26 | 21.95 ± 0.43 | + |
| 29 October 2012 | 0.85 ± 0.26 | 0.52 ± 0.14 | 0.23 ± 0.06 | 1.60 ± 0.06 | + |