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Infamous '#EagleKiller' #bacterium produces not one, but two #toxins https://phys.org/news/2023-09-infamous-eagle-killer-bacterium-toxins.html
The #freshwater #cyanobacterium #Aetokthonos hydrillicola produces highly #toxic dolastatin derivatives https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2219230120
"Even in low concentrations, this #toxin can destroy cells and is similar to substances currently used in cancer treatment. Two years ago, the same team established that the first toxin from the cyanobacterium is the cause of a mysterious disease among #BaldEagles in the USA."