Publications by authors named "Katelyn M Brown"
Metagenomic sequencing of cyanobacterial-dominated Lake Victoria-an African Great Lake.
Microbiol Resour Announc
November 2024
We report 40 metagenomic libraries collected from the Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria during May-July of 2022-2023 and an additional eight opportunistic libraries from adjacent Lakes Simbi, Naivasha, and regional river systems. The sampling period captured cyanobacterial bloom events - shedding insight onto community composition and genomic potential.
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- The Winam Gulf in Kenya faces harmful algal blooms (cHABs) caused by poor wastewater treatment and excessive agricultural runoff, impacting water quality and public health.
- A study utilized molecular techniques, including gene sequencing and quantitative PCR, to identify toxin-producing cyanobacteria across different regions of the Gulf over two summer seasons.
- Results revealed significant spatial variability in bacterial communities and toxin synthesis potential, highlighting the need for targeted management strategies and ongoing monitoring to mitigate health risks.
Sandusky Bay is the drowned mouth of the Sandusky River in the southwestern portion of Lake Erie. The bay is a popular recreation location and a regional source for drinking water. Like the western basin of Lake Erie, Sandusky Bay is known for being host to summer cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (cHABs) year after year, fueled by runoff from the predominantly agricultural watershed and internal loading of legacy nutrients (primarily phosphorus).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMetagenome-assembled genome sequences of two cyanobacterial cultures from Homa Bay County, Kenya.
Microbiol Resour Announc
March 2024
Metagenome-assembled genomes were generated for two xenic cyanobacterial strains collected from aquatic sources in Kenya and sequenced by NovaSeq S4. Here, we report the classification and genome statistics of WG22 and LS22.
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