Four in five, they found, were contaminated with microcystin, which attacks the liver and kidneys.
他们发现,五分之四的人被微囊藻毒素感染,而微囊藻毒素会攻击肝脏和肾脏。
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A high enough dose of microcystin could cause liver or kidney failure, says David Farrer, a public health toxicologist with the Oregon Health Authority.
高剂量的微囊藻毒素会导致肝肾功能衰竭,俄勒冈州卫生局的公共卫生毒理学家大卫·法瑞尔说道。
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Microcystin
Microcystins (or cyanoginosins) are a class of toxins produced by certain freshwater cyanobacteria; primarily Microcystis aeruginosa but also other Microcystis, as well as members of the Planktothrix, Anabaena, Oscillatoria and Nostoc genera. Over 50 different microcystins have been discovered so far, of which Microcystin-LR is the most common. Chemically they are cyclic heptapeptides produced through nonribosomal peptide synthases.