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Cyanobacteria

Known as: Cyanophyta, Algae, Blue-Green, Blue-Green Bacteria 
A phylum of oxygenic photosynthetic bacteria comprised of unicellular to multicellular bacteria possessing CHLOROPHYLL a and carrying out oxygenic… 
National Institutes of Health

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10 relations

Broader (4)

BacteriaEubacteriummoneraphotosynthetic bacteria

Narrower (2)

Class CyanophyceaeGenus Cyanobacterium
Cyanobacterium (antigen)Phytoplanktonaspects of radiation effectsphysiological aspects

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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Oxygenic photosynthesis as a protection mechanism for cyanobacteria against iron-encrustation in environments with high Fe2+ concentrations
If O2 is available at circumneutral pH, Fe2+ is rapidly oxidized to Fe3+, which precipitates as FeO(OH). Neutrophilic iron… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
Applications of cyanobacteria in biotechnology
Cyanobacteria have gained a lot of attention in recent years because of their potential applications in biotechnology. We present… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
POLYPHASIC CHLOROPHYLL a FLUORESCENCE TRANSIENT IN PLANTS AND CYANOBACTERIA *
The variable chlorophyll (Chl) a fluorescence yield is known to be related to the photochemical activity of photosystem I1 (PSII… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Ethanol Synthesis by Genetic Engineering in Cyanobacteria
ABSTRACT Cyanobacteria are autotrophic prokaryotes which carry out oxygenic photosynthesis and accumulate glycogen as the major… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Product differentiation by analysis of DNA melting curves during the polymerase chain reaction.
A microvolume fluorometer integrated with a thermal cycler was used to acquire DNA melting curves during polymerase chain… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Nitride-based semiconductors for blue and green light-emitting devices
Recent advances in fabrication technologies for the semiconducting nitrides of the group III elements have led to commercially… 
Review
1997
Review
1997
N2 Fixation by non-heterocystous cyanobacteria
Many, though not all, non-heterocystous cyanobacteria can fix N2. However, very few strains can fix N2 aerobically. Nevertheless… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
The toxins of cyanobacteria.
On May 2, 1878, George Francis of Adelaide, Australia, published the Þrst scholarly description of the potentially lethal eÝects… 
Review
1992
Review
1992
Oxygen relations of nitrogen fixation in cyanobacteria.
The enigmatic coexistence of O2-sensitive nitrogenase and O2-evolving photosynthesis in diazotrophic cyanobacteria has fascinated… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Modern approach to the classification system of Cyanophytes 4 - Nostocales
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