Global warming and hepatotoxin production by cyanobacteria: what can we learn from experiments?

R El-Shehawy, E Gorokhova, F Fernandez-Pinas… - Water research, 2012 - Elsevier
Global temperature is expected to rise throughout this century, and blooms of cyanobacteria
in lakes and estuaries are predicted to increase with the current level of global warming. …

Diversity and temporal shifts of the bacterial community associated with a toxic cyanobacterial bloom: An interplay between microcystin producers and degraders

MÁ Lezcano, D Velázquez, A Quesada, R El-Shehawy - Water research, 2017 - Elsevier
The biodegradation of microcystins (MCs) by bacteria constitutes an important process in
freshwater ecosystems to prevent the accumulation of toxins. However, little is known about the …

[HTML][HTML] Insights into the Physiology and Ecology of the Brackish-Water-Adapted Cyanobacterium Nodularia spumigena CCY9414 Based on a Genome …

…, DP Fewer, M Kopf, F Möke, F Haas, R El-Shehawy… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Nodularia spumigena is a filamentous diazotrophic cyanobacterium that dominates the annual
late summer cyanobacterial blooms in the Baltic Sea. But N. spumigena also is common …

Diazotrophic diversity, nifH gene expression and nitrogenase activity in a rice paddy field in Fujian, China

…, B Díez, I Wartiainen, W Zheng, R El-Shehawy… - Plant and Soil, 2009 - Springer
The diazotrophic communities in a rice paddy field were characterized by a molecular polyphasic
approach including DNA/RNA-DGGE fingerprinting, real time RT-PCR analysis of nifH …

[HTML][HTML] Presence or Absence of mlr Genes and Nutrient Concentrations Co-Determine the Microcystin Biodegradation Efficiency of a Natural Bacterial Community

…, I López-Heras, L Nozal, A Quesada, R El-Shehawy - Toxins, 2016 - mdpi.com
The microcystin biodegradation potential of a natural bacterial community coexisting with a
toxic cyanobacterial bloom was investigated in a water reservoir from central Spain. The …

[HTML][HTML] Bloom-forming cyanobacteria support copepod reproduction and development in the Baltic Sea

H Hogfors, NH Motwani, S Hajdu, R El-Shehawy… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
It is commonly accepted that summer cyanobacterial blooms cannot be efficiently utilized by
grazers due to low nutritional quality and production of toxins; however the evidence for …

Diurnal expression of hetR and diazocyte development in the filamentous non-heterocystous cyanobacterium Trichodesmium erythraeum

R El-Shehawy, C Lugomela, A Ernst… - …, 2003 - microbiologyresearch.org
The marine non-heterocystous cyanobacterium Trichodesmium fixes atmospheric N 2
aerobically in light. In situ immunolocalization/light microscopy of NifH revealed that lighter, non-…

Recycled desalination membranes as a support material for biofilm development: A new approach for microcystin removal during water treatment

…, J Senán-Salinas, S Molina, R El-Shehawy - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Increased harmful cyanobacterial blooms and drought are some negative impacts of global
warming. To deal with cyanotoxin release during water treatment, and to manage the …

[HTML][HTML] Disparate effects of antibiotic-induced microbiome change and enhanced fitness in Daphnia magna

A Motiei, B Brindefalk, M Ogonowski, R El-Shehawy… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
It is a common view that an organism’s microbiota has a profound influence on host fitness;
however, supporting evidence is lacking in many organisms. We manipulated the gut …

Recycling of end-of-life reverse osmosis membranes for membrane biofilms reactors (MBfRs). Effect of chlorination on the membrane surface and gas permeability.

…, L Nieto-Reyes, S Aguado, R El-Shehawy… - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
Reducing human impacts on drinking water is one of the main challenges for the water
treatment industry. This work provides new results to support the recycling of EoL desalination …