Responses ofMicrocystis aeruginosa(Cyanobacteria) to sanguinarine stress: morphological and physiological characteristics associated with competitive advantage

Microcystis aeruginosa has several morphological and physiological traits that frequently enable it to dominate in eutrophic waters. Sanguinarine is a promising algaecide of biological origin that shows strong inhibitory effects against M. aeruginosa. The effects of sanguinarine on the morphological and physiological characteristics that give M. aeruginosa an ecologically competitive advantage over other phytoplankton were investigated in this...