Microcystin Ecotypes of the Genus Microcystis Identified from Lake Ambazari at Nagpur (M.S.), India

Abstract

Early prediction of harmful algal blooms and toxic cyanobacteria is a worldwide thrust area as they pose a serious threat to health of humans, domestic animals and livestock. Toxic and non- toxic strains of cyanobacteria do not show any predictable morphological difference which makes characterisation of toxic species difficult. In view of this, present study aims at early prediction of toxic cyanobacteria in water resource, Lake Ambazari at Nagpur, known for occurrence of toxic cyanobacterial blooms (TCBs), using molecular tools.