cyanobacteria
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- noun
- /ˌsaɪənəʊˈbækˌtɪəriə/
- Specialized
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cianobacterias
- In anybody of water that receives sufficient sunlight, plant like organisms such as algae and cyanobacteria thrive.
- filamentous cyanobacteria
- cyanobacteria and algae
- mats of cyanobacteria
So we we use cyanobacteria very frequently in the lab.
- So we we use cyanobacteria very frequently in the lab.
Examples
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Almost every organism on the planet has an internal clock: animals, plants, fungi, and cyanobacteria all have daily rhythms.
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From this experiment, "it's clear that you don't need these loops for a circadian rhythm in cyanobacteria," says McClung.
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So we we use cyanobacteria very frequently in the lab.
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These are the cyanobacteria that can harvest sunlight.
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Furthermore, the J. Craig Venter Institute is also working with cyanobacteria to produce hydrogen from water.
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The microbial communities present in the dry valley streams consist primarily of cyanobacteria, although chlorophytes and diatoms are also common.
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We put a fertile nutrient culture of cyanobacteria in a liter of sterile Navetta seawater.
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For example, increasing temperatures may enhance conditions for the proliferation of cyanobacteria and algae (Joehnk et al. 2008; Newcombe et al. 2012; Paerl and Huisman 2008).
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In many ecosystems, cyanobacteria play a crucial role by converting sunlight into energy and producing oxygen.
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Scientists study cyanobacteria to understand their significant contribution to the Earth's early atmosphere.
Synonyms
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Tiny living things in water that make food from light and often look blue-green
A group of simple water organisms like blue-green algae that make food from sunlight and produce oxygen
Microscopic blue-green bacteria that live in water and make food using sunlight
A group of bacteria like blue-green algae that make food from sunlight and live in water and soil
An old name for blue-green algae now called cyanobacteria
A group of simple living things now called blue-green algae
An old name for blue-green bacteria also called cyanobacteria
An old scientific name for blue-green algae now called cyanobacteria
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cyanobacteria comes from the Greek part cyan- meaning 'blue' and the word bacteria meaning 'tiny living things'. So it literally means 'blue bacteria', which helps you remember that these water bacteria are blue-green and use sunlight to make food and oxygen.