Cyanobacteria

MIB and geosmin compounds are typically associated with blooms of cyanobacteria (blue- green algae), but can also be produced by vegetation, actinobacteria (spore-forming bacteria in water and soils), some species of fungi and myxobacteria. These compounds may then be transferred to the water column with cell membrane breakdown or grazing producers. The surface water samples…

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