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anabaena

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an·a·bae·na  (n-bn)
n.
Any of various freshwater algae of the genus Anabaena that sometimes occur in drinking water and cause a bad taste and odor.
[New Latin Anabaena, genus name, from Greek anabainein, to go up : ana-, ana- + bainein, to go; see gw- in Indo-European roots.]


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Odoriferous blue-green algae known as Anabaena have invaded the water system.
EDITORIAL SCUMMY WATER by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
The cyanobacterial genera most often associated with toxicity are Anabaena, Aphanizomenon, Cylindrospermotbsis, Lyngbya, Microcystis, Nodularia, and Planktothrix (Carmichael 1997; Codd et al.
Effect of ozonation on the removal of cyanobacterial toxins during ... by Hitzfeld, Bettina C. / Environmental Health Perspectives
A strain of blue-green algae known as Anabaena produces the smelly compound, which is harmless and common to water systems all over the world, the DWP reported.
BRIEFLY by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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