CYANOBACTERIUM


Meaning of CYANOBACTERIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -bak-ˈtir-ē-əm ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin

Date: 1974

: any of a major group (Cyanobacteria) of photosynthetic bacteria that have two photosystems, produce molecular oxygen, and use water as an electron-donating substrate in photosynthesis — called also blue-green alga

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