A killer revealed: A cyanobacterial neurotoxin responsible for the largest undiagnosed mass mortalit
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A new cyanobacterial neurotoxin called aetokthonotoxin has been identified as the cause of vacuolar myelinopathy in waterbirds and raptors, with exposure to bromide-enriched invasive water plants playing a key role. Bioaccumulation of the toxin affects not only the birds that eat the contaminated plants but also their predators.
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- A killer revealed: A cyanobacterial neurotoxin responsible for the largest undiagnosed mass mortalit American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) · Mar 25, 2021 · first to report
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