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Harmful algal blooms (HABs): Some species of Cyanobacteriota can form dense populations or blooms in freshwater and marine environments under favorable conditions such as warm temperatures, abundant nutrients (eutrophication), and calm water conditions. These blooms, known as harmful algal blooms (HABs), can produce toxins called cyanotoxins, including microcystins, cylindrospermopsin, saxitoxins, and anatoxins. Exposure to cyanotoxins through ingestion, inhalation, or skin contact during recreational activities such as swimming, boating, or fishing can cause various health effects in humans and animals.
Health effects of cyanotoxins: Cyanotoxins produced by cyanobacteria can have a range of health effects, depending on the toxin type, concentration, and exposure route. These effects may include gastrointestinal symptoms (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea), skin irritation, respiratory problems (coughing, wheezing), liver damage, neurotoxic effects (seizures, paralysis), and allergic reactions. Chronic exposure to cyanotoxins has been associated with long-term health effects such as liver cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.
Drinking water contamination: Cyanobacterial blooms in surface waters can contaminate drinking water sources, posing risks to public health. Cyanotoxins can persist in water supplies even after treatment, and exposure to contaminated drinking water can cause acute and chronic health effects in humans. Monitoring and management of cyanobacterial blooms in drinking water sources are important for ensuring safe drinking water quality.
Livestock and wildlife toxicity: Cyanotoxins can also affect animals, including livestock, pets, fish, and wildlife, through ingestion of contaminated water or algae. Livestock poisoning from cyanobacterial toxins, known as cyanotoxicosis, can lead to illness or death in animals. Wildlife mortality events linked to cyanobacterial blooms have been reported in various ecosystems, affecting aquatic and terrestrial species.
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Different labs use different software to read the sample. See this post for more details.
One lab may say you have none, another may say you have a lot! - This may be solely due to the software they are using to estimate.
We deem lab specific values using values from the KM method for each specific lab to be the most reliable.
Lab | Frequency | UD-Low | UD-High | KM Low | KM High | Lab Low | Lab High | Mean | Median | Standard Deviation | Box Plot Low | Box Plot High | KM Percentile Low | KM Percentile High |
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Other Labs | 2.82 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 85000 | 0 | 23327 | 2499.8 | 318 | 10625.9 | 0 | 2847 | 0 %ile | 100 %ile |
biomesight | 88.64 | 0 | 770 | 60 | 1060 | 0 | 8944 | 1019.9 | 250 | 4043.1 | 0 | 1230 | 10 %ile | 90.7 %ile |
thorne | 100 | 46 | 508 | 0 | 430 | 177.8 | 125 | 128.8 | 51 | 335 | 0 %ile | 100 %ile | ||
thryve | 70.94 | 0 | 119 | 23 | 444 | 0 | 5513 | 507.4 | 87 | 2553.7 | 0 | 495 | 11.6 %ile | 90 %ile |
ubiome | 4.06 | 28 | 10680 | 0 | 7599 | 1684 | 308 | 3017.9 | 0 | 2588 | 0 %ile | 100 %ile |
Source of Ranges | Low Boundary | High Boundary | Low Boundary %age | High Boundary %age |
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Medivere | 50 | 5000 | 0.005 | 0.5 |
Thorne (20/80%ile) | 78.06 | 136.48 | 0.0078 | 0.0136 |
GanzImmun Diagostics | 200 | 6000 | 0.02 | 0.6 |
Lab | Frequency Seen | Average | Standard Deviation | Sample Count | Lab Samples |
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AmericanGut | 40 % | 0.067 % | 0.056 % | 6.0 | 15 |
BiomeSight | 95.216 % | 0.1 % | 0.415 % | 2727.0 | 2864 |
BiomeSightRdp | 75 % | 0.018 % | 0.037 % | 24.0 | 32 |
bugspeak | 100 % | 0.015 % | % | 1.0 | 1 |
CerbaLab | 66.667 % | 0.004 % | 0.002 % | 2.0 | 3 |
custom | 13.559 % | 1.076 % | 3 % | 8.0 | 59 |
es-xenogene | 17.241 % | 0.237 % | 0.12 % | 5.0 | 29 |
GanzimmunDiag | 100 % | 0.508 % | 0 % | 3.0 | 3 |
Medivere | 100 % | 0.201 % | 0.148 % | 7.0 | 7 |
Microba | 3.571 % | 0.351 % | % | 1.0 | 28 |
SequentiaBiotech | 50 % | 0.179 % | 0.253 % | 18.0 | 36 |
Thorne | 85.227 % | 0.011 % | 0.011 % | 75.0 | 88 |
Thryve | 70.716 % | 0.046 % | 0.22 % | 978.0 | 1383 |
Tiny | 100 % | 0.027 % | % | 1.0 | 1 |
uBiome | 3.914 % | 0.174 % | 0.305 % | 31.0 | 792 |
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