Resources
Getting started in a new field is always difficult because you lack the network and do not know where to find relevant information. However, even if you are working with cyanobacteria for many years, you might not be aware of all the great resources and tools out there. With this incomprehensive list of resources, I seek to help you with your research. If you know about other tools not mentioned in this list, which there are probably plenty of, please get in touch and let me know.
Bioinformatic tools & databases
CyanoCyc - Portal to cyanobacterial Pathway/Genome Databases (https://cyanocyc.org/)
Cyanobase (https://genome.microbedb.jp/cyanobase/)
JGI Genome Portal (https://genome.jgi.doe.gov/portal/cyanobacteria/cyanobacteria.info.html)
Cyanorak - Database of Marine Picocyanobacteria Genomes (http://cyanorak.sb-roscoff.fr/cyanorak/)
CyanoExpress - Microarray & RNAseq database (http://cyanoexpress.sysbiolab.eu/)
CyanoMetDB - Secondary Metabolites from Cyanobacteria (https://www.eawag.ch/en/department/uchem/projects/cyanometdb/)Â
STRING - Protein-Protein Interaction Network Database (https://string-db.org/)
Taxonomy & Images
Algaebase (https://www.algaebase.org/)
Cyanosite (https://www-cyanosite.bio.purdue.edu/)
Lab tools & protocols
protocols.io - Culture media & protocols (https://www.protocols.io/workspaces/cyanoworld)
Cyanosite - Culture media & protocols (https://www-cyanosite.bio.purdue.edu/)
Addgene - Plasmid Collection (https://www.addgene.org/search/all/?q=cyanobacteria)
MaCuMBA - Marine Microorganisms: Cultivation Methods for Improving their Biotechnological Applications (https://www.macumbaproject.eu/)
Photosynq - Instruments that track photosynthesis efficiency (https://www.photosynq.com/)
Culture collections
Pasteur Culture Collection of Cyanobacteria (PCC), France (https://research.pasteur.fr/en/team/collection-of-cyanobacteria/)
American Type Culture Collection (ATCC), USA (https://www.atcc.org/)
Culture Collection of Algae (UTEX), USA (https://utex.org/)
German Culture Collection (incl. Yerseke Collection), Germany (https://www.dsmz.de/)
Culture Centre of Algae and Protozoa (CCAP), UK (https://www.ccap.ac.uk/)
Canadian Center for the Culture of Microorganisms (CCCM), Canada (https://db.botany.ubc.ca/db/cccm/mfa)
Blue Biotechnology and Ecotoxicology Culture Collection (LEGE-CC) at CIIMAR, Portugal (https://lege.ciimar.up.pt/)
National Center for Marine Algae and Microbiota (NCMA), USA (https://ncma.bigelow.org/)
NBRC Microalgal Collection, Japan (https://www.nite.go.jp/nbrc/catalogue/NBRCDispSearchServlet)
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki MicroAlgae and Cyanobacteria Culture Collection (TAU-MAC), Greece (https://cyanobacteria.myspecies.info/)
Culture Collection of Algae (SAG), Germany (https://uni-goettingen.de/en/45175.html)
Other resources
EPA's cyanobacteria harmful algal blooms information (https://www.epa.gov/cyanohabs)
CyanoCOST (https://cyanocost.wordpress.com/)
EU4Algae (https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/maritimeforum/en/frontpage/1727)