Blue-green algae or cyanobacteria in the intestinal micro-flora may produce neurotoxins such as Beta-N-Methylamino-L-Alanine (BMAA) which may be related to development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson-Dementia-Complex in humans and Equine Motor Neuron Disease in horses

MeSH terms

• Alzheimer Disease / chemically induced*
• Amino Acids, Diamino / analysis
• Amino Acids, Diamino / toxicity
• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / chemically induced*
• Animals
• Cyanobacteria / chemistry*
• Cyanobacteria Toxins
• Horse Diseases / chemically induced*
• Horses
• Humans
• Metagenome*
• Models, Biological
• Motor Neuron Disease / chemically induced
• Motor Neuron Disease / veterinary*
• Neurotoxins / analysis
• Neurotoxins / toxicity*
• Parkinson Disease
• Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive / chemically induced*