Robbie M. Martin

This study shows microcystin levels in Microcystis cultures and natural blooms vary predictably with the diel light cycle, suggesting time-of-day should be standardized in monitoring efforts.

The paper tests lysogeny in Microcystis blooms using mitomycin C and finds it ineffective for inducing prophage, suggesting standard protocols are unsuitable for freshwater cyanobacterial studies.

This study examines how colony formation in Microcystis affects viral infection strategies, finding that colonies favor lysogeny while single cells experience more lytic infection.

This study compares microcystin production in a toxigenic and non-toxigenic strain of M. aeruginosa under cold temperatures, showing increased microcystin quota and physiological changes in the wildtype.

The paper investigates how declining ice cover in Lake Erie affects diatom blooms by analyzing physiochemical and metatranscriptomic data, finding light limitation and adaptive gene expression changes.