Cyanobacteria

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Cyanobacteria are bacteria that obtain their energy through photosynthesis. Cyanobacteria can produce neurotoxins, cytotoxins, endotoxins and hepatatoxins. Under certain conditions, cyanobacteria can rapidly produce to create an algae bloom that can have harmful health effects on animals and humans.[citation needed]

Cyanobacteria have been linked to clusters of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).[1][2]

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  1. ↑ Cox, Paul Alan; Sacks, Oliver W. (March 26, 2002). "Cycad neurotoxins, consumption of flying foxes, and ALS-PDC disease in Guam". Neurology. 58 (6): 956–959. ISSN 0028-3878. PMID 11914415.
  2. ↑ Mulder, Donald W.; Kurland, Leonard K. (May 1, 1954). "Epidemiologic Investigations of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: 1. Preliminary Report on Geographic Distribution, with Special Reference to the Mariana Islands, Including Clinical and Pathologic Observations". Neurology. 4 (5): 355–355. doi:10.1212/WNL.4.5.355. ISSN 0028-3878. PMID 13185376.
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