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Cyanobacteria - definition and meaning
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proper noun phylum within the kingdom Bacteria — (formerly within subkingdom Eubacteria ) - the blue-green algae .proper noun class within the phylum Cyanobacteria.
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Latin cyano a blue gemstone + bacteria
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There are many Gram-Negative bacteria such as Cyanobacteria , Spirochaetes, E-coli,
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Cyanobacteria and algae have developed a wide range of adaptive strategies that allow them to avoid, or at least minimize, UV injury.
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Cyanobacteria (formerly called blue-green algae), common in temperate and tropical waters, are abundant in the deep reaches of the Bering Sea [17].
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The arctic soil and wetland microflora is composed mainly of species from Cyanobacteria , Chrysophyceae, Xanthophyceae, Bacillariophyceae, Chlorophyceae, Charophyceae, Ulvophyceae, and Zygnemaphyceae.
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A Catalogue of Svalbard Plants, Fungi, Algae and Cyanobacteria , pp. 173 – 206.
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Cyanobacteria and microalgae are among the oldest (in evolutionary terms) and simplest forms of life on the planet that can photosynthesize.
Implications of current species distributions for future biotic change in the Arctic 2009
Cyanobacteria and algae have developed a wide range of adaptive strategies that allow them to avoid or at least minimize injury.
General characteristics of arctic species and their adaptations in the context of changes in climate and ultraviolet-B radiation levels 2009
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