Anabaena/Dolichospermum as the source of lethal microcystin levels responsible for a large cattle toxicosis event

Thirty-two 14-month old steers died during a period of four days (19–23 June 2017) after drinking from Junipers Reservoir (southeastern Oregon, USA) during a cyanobacterial bloom. Clinical and histopathological findings were consistent with acute liver disease, and microcystin-LR was present at 3000...

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Main Authors: Theo W. Dreher, Lindsay P. Collart, Ryan S. Mueller, Kimberly H. Halsey, Robert J. Bildfell, Peter Schreder, Arya Sobhakumari, Rodney Ferry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Toxicon: X
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590171018300031