Microbiology: An Introduction
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Summary Introduction
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Cyanobacteria are prokaryotic bacteria which belongs to Eubacteria kingdom. Cyanophyta is a phylum which produced energy through photosynthesis. It is a gram negative bacteria produce characteristic pigment gives blue green coloration.
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