2019 journal article
Odorella benthonica gen. & sp. nov. (Pleurocapsales, Cyanobacteria): an odor and prolific toxin producer isolated from a California aqueduct
Odorella benthonica gen. & sp. nov. (Pleurocapsales, Cyanobacteria): an odor and prolific toxin producer isolated from a California aqueduct. JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY, 55(3), 509–520.
author keywords: 16S rRNA gene phylogeny; cryptic genus; microcystins; Odorella; off-flavor; Pleurocapsales; secondary metabolites; toxins
MeSH headings : California; Cyanobacteria; DNA, Bacterial; Odorants; Phylogeny; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; Sequence Analysis, DNA
TL;DR:
The new genus Odorella is described, the first known pleurocapsalean cryptic taxon, which produces off‐flavor and a large number of bioactive metabolites some of which can be toxic including four known microcystins.
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Added: August 12, 2019
Pleurocapsales are one of the least understood groups of cyanobacteria in terms of molecular systematics and biochemistry. Considering the high number of cryptic taxa within the Synechococcales and Oscillatoriales, it is likely that such taxa also occur in the Pleurocapsales. The new genus described in our research is the first known pleurocapsalean cryptic taxon. It produces off‐flavor and a large number of bioactive metabolites (n = 38) some of which can be toxic including four known microcystins. Using a polyphasic approach, we propose the establishment of the genus Odorella with the new species O. benthonica from material originally isolated from the California Aqueduct near Los Angeles.