A phylum of oxygenic photosynthetic bacteria comprised of unicellular to multicellular 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. Cell morphology can include nitrogen-fixing heterocysts and/or resting cells called akinetes. Formerly called blue-green algae, cyanobacteria were traditionally treated as ALGAE.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D000458
altLabel
Bacteria, Blue Green
Blue Green Bacteria
Algae, Blue-Green
Algae, Blue Green
Blue-Green Algae
Bacteria, Blue-Green
Cyanophyceae
Blue-Green Bacteria
Blue Green Algae
AN
general or unspecified; prefer specifics; do not confuse entry term CYANOPHYCEAE with CYANOPHORA
AQL
CH CL CY DE EN GD GE IM IP ME PH PY RE UL VI
cui
C1047211
DC
1
definition
A phylum of oxygenic photosynthetic bacteria comprised of unicellular to multicellular 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. Cell morphology can include nitrogen-fixing heterocysts and/or resting cells called akinetes. Formerly called blue-green algae, cyanobacteria were traditionally treated as ALGAE.
DX
19700101
FX
D010839
HN
92; was ALGAE, BLUE-GREEN 1970-91; CYANOBACTERIA was see ALGAE, BLUE-GREEN 1978-91; CYANOPHYTA was see ALGAE, BLUE-GREEN 1970-91
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