Cyanobacteria: Extreme Environments and Toxic Metabolites

Abstract

Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, are photosynthetic bacteria that can colonize different habitats, including extreme ones. They are of great interest to the scientific community, especially because of their ability to produce cyanotoxins: toxic secondary metabolites potentially harmful to organisms especially when released to surface waters.

Keywords

• Cyanobacteria
• Cyanotoxins
• Water quality
• Bioaccumulation
• Lichen