Dubois, V. Arenas Fuentes, Harmful algal blooms in the Western Gulf of Mexico: Karenia brevis Is Messin' with Texas and Mexico! in: K.A. Steidinger, J.H. Landsberg, C.R. Tomas, G.A. Vargo (Eds.), Harm- ful Algae 2002, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Flo...
There is one particular algae species that causes them in the Gulf of Mexico called Karenia Brevis. If you go into these contaminated waters, you are likely to experience respiratory irritation like coughing and/or an itchy throat. However, if you rinse off in fresh water the symptoms are li...
Unlikered tide events, which have long plagued Florida's waters, these blooms involve algae or cyanobacteria, which is also referred to as blue-green algae. Red tide, on the other hand, is formed by the bacteria Karenia brevis, which can make the water appear red or brown. How do harmfu...
Scientific, peer-reviewed, published articles such as the one we will discuss below by the University of Maryland’s Center for Environmental Studies have found that Red Tide blooms of Karenia brevis algae use cyanobacteria blooms — so-called “green slime” — as a food source. These cyanobac...
Finally, algi- cidal bacteria may aid in bloom termination (Doucette et al. 1999). Sipler et al.: Relationship between Trichodesmium and Karenia brevis 33 While we know that bacteria–algal interactions are common in aquatic systems, especially among harm- ful algal species, there is relatively...
The entry of antibiotics into aquatic ecosystems has a serious impact. Antibiotics usually exist as mixtures in natural water bodies. Therefore, it is particularly important to evaluate the mixed toxicity of antibiotic mixtures. The study of the combined toxicity of binary mixtures of antibiotics is ...