A researcher team led by IGB has sequenced the genome of the #algae that caused a mass die-off of fish, mussels and snails in the #Oder river in 2022. They identified the gene sequences of #Prymnesium parvum responsible for the toxin production – a first step towards an early warning system: https://www.igb-berlin.de/en/news/complete-genome-and-toxin-genes-microalgae-oder-disaster-decoded