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Posts classified under: DNA

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Source & Catchments

Implications for enumeration, toxicity and bloom formation: ‘Are there more toxin genes than toxic cyanobacteria’?

Blue-green algae reduce water quality, especially when they produce toxins…

Source & Catchments

Developing guidance for assessment and evaluation of harmful algal blooms, and implementation of control strategies in source water

The environmental conditions which cause blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) blooms vary according to location, the climate, and other attributes of aquatic ecosystems…

Human & Environmental Health Impacts

Tool box development for microbial source tracking water sources and catchments

‘Microbial source tracking’ (MST) is a technique that aims to identify the animal that excreted faeces and polluted water…

Human & Environmental Health Impacts

Template A rapid, reliable and effective tool for assessing toxic ‘algal’ blooms in Vic water supplies – MT-PCR

Blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) blooms decrease water quality by releasing toxins and unpalatable taste and odour compounds…

Source & Catchments

Literature Review: Crypto/Giardia in catchments

Cryptosporidium, a microscopic single-cell parasite, forms an “oocyst” with a resistant outer layer analogous to an eggshell…

Human & Environmental Health Impacts

Molecular detection and identification of microorganisms in water

Pathogenic microscopic organisms in source waters pose a risk to public health if water treatment plants do not remove them…

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