Laboratory Experiments in Microbiology (11th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321994936
Author: Ted R. Johnson, Christine L. Case
Publisher: PEARSON
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The characteristics that lead to the name of 'blue-green algae' of cyanobacteria.
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Cyanobacteria belong to the phylum Cyanophyta. They consist of free-living bacteria and the endosymbiotic plastids, a sister group present in some of the eukaryotes. They commonly obtain their energy through oxygenic photosynthesis. They do not have great diversity, but are rich in chemical diversity and live in water.
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