cyanotoxin 1

noundomain: substance

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Definition

any of a group of toxins produced by cyanobacteria.

Examples

1.Blooming cyanobacteria can produce cyanotoxins in such concentrations that they poison and even kill animals and humans.

Hyponym

nodularin 1

noun

a hepatoxic cyclic pentapeptide found in Nodularia spumigena.

microcystin 1

noun

any of a class of toxins produced by certain freshwater cyanobacteria; primarily Microcystis aeruginosa but also other Microcystis, as well as members of the Planktothrix, Anabaena, Oscillatoria and Nostoc genera.

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