[Winam Gulf Metagenomic Time Series] - Metagenomic Time Series of Winam Gulf, Lake Victoria from 2022-2023 (ASI Lake Victoria project) (IRES Track II: Advanced studies institute on water quality and harmful algal blooms in Lake Victoria)

This serves as a substantial research gap within the limnological literature given the African Great Lakes contribute approximately 25% of all global, accessible freshwater. Lake Victoria of the African Great Lakes is notable for its large size - serving as the second largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area.

Yet, Lake Victoria is also known for the prolific year-long cyanobacterial blooms that occur throughout her waters such as the Winam Gulf. These blooms are fueled by intense agricultural and anthropogenic development much like other freshwater harmful algal blooms. However, unlike other freshwater blooms such as those occurring in Lake Erie and Lake Taihhu - these cyanobacterial blooms have remained widely uncharacterized (especially using molecular techniques).