CYANOBACTERIA
\sˌa͡ɪɐnˌɒbɐktˈi͡əɹɪə], \sˌaɪɐnˌɒbɐktˈiəɹɪə], \s_ˌaɪ__ɐ_n_ˌɒ_b_ɐ_k_t_ˈiə_ɹ_ɪ__ə]\
Definitions of CYANOBACTERIA
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predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll; occur singly or in colonies in diverse habitats; important as phytoplankton
By Princeton University
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predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll; occur singly or in colonies in diverse habitats; important as phytoplankton
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A subgroup of the oxygenic photosynthetic bacteria comprised of unicellular to multicellular photosynthetic bacteria possessing chlorophyll a and carrying out oxygenic photosynthesis. Cyanobacteria are the only known organisms capable of fixing both carbon dioxide (in the presence of light) and nitrogen. Formerly called blue-green algae, cyanobacteria were traditionally treated as algae. By the late 19th century, however, it was realized that the blue-green algae were unique and lacked the traditional nucleus and chloroplasts of the green and other algae. The comparison of nucleotide base sequence data from 16S and 5S rRNA indicates that cyanobacteria represent a moderately deep phylogenetic unit within the gram-negative bacteria.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
