{"id":2392,"date":"2026-09-22T14:40:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T14:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=2392"},"modified":"2026-09-22T14:40:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T14:40:22","slug":"cy-of-relief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=2392","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Cy&#8217; of Relief"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6ab2b41ccbb54&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6ab2b41ccbb54\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CyanoBacterium-copy-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CyanoBacterium-copy-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CyanoBacterium-copy-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CyanoBacterium-copy-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CyanoBacterium-copy-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CyanoBacterium-copy-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CyanoBacterium-copy-500x625.jpg 500w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CyanoBacterium-copy-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Gloeotrichia echinulata<\/em>\u00a0(Credit:\u00a0<em>Peter Countway<\/em>).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new study by researchers at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences and Oregon State University  shows that a well-known cyanobacterium that looks like puffballs formed on recreational lakes shows little toxic potential. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team assembled the first complete genomes of <em>Gloeotrichia echinulata<\/em>, comparing samples from West Coast and Northeast lakes. They found no evidence of the characteristics required to produce the toxins commonly associated with cyanobacteria. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, <em>Gloeotrichia<\/em> can still be a nuisance, including affecting the taste of drinking water or blooming alongside toxigenic species, pointing to the need for further monitoring of recreational lakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bigelow.org\/news\/articles\/2026-09-21.html\">Read the Story<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new study by researchers at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences and Oregon State University shows that a well-known cyanobacterium that looks like puffballs formed on recreational lakes shows little toxic potential. The team assembled the first complete genomes of Gloeotrichia echinulata, comparing samples from West Coast and Northeast lakes. 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