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The Impact Of Iaa And Tryptophan On Microcystis Bloom Community Dynamics, Hunter R. Baylous
The Impact Of Iaa And Tryptophan On Microcystis Bloom Community Dynamics, Hunter R. Baylous
Masters Theses, 2020-current
Microcystis aeruginosa is a freshwater cyanobacterial species that degrades freshwater and brackish ecosystems due to its capacity to form toxic cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (cyanoHABs). There both abiotic and the biotic factors that exacerbate the presence of cyanoHABs. Current research is looking at the microbial interactions that occur between microbes and phytoplankton. Microbes interact with cyanobacteria in the phycosphere, where nutrients are exchanged between the two. Understanding the chemical currencies exchanged can help to show interactions that are beneficial for cyanoHAB formation A key player in the growth promotion of cyanoHABs is hypothesized to be auxins, which are synthesized by …