Gram-Negative Oxygenic Photosynthetic Bacteria
| Definition: |
Widely distributed unicellular or multicellular bacteria. The CYANOBACTERIA use chlorophyll a and phycobilins for oxygenic photosynthesis while genera in the PROCHLORALES use both chlorophyll a and b but not phycobilins. |
| Notes: |
GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; infection: coord IM with GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS (IM); DF: GRAM NEG OXYGENIC PHOTOSYN BACT |
| Previously Indexed: |
Cyanobacteria (1970-1997) |
Gram-Negative Oxygenic Photosynthetic Bacteria Categories.
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Prochlorales - An order of GRAM-NEGATIVE OXYGENIC PHOTOSYNTHETIC BACTERIA containing both chlorophylls a and b, but lacking phycobilins. There are two genera: PROCHLORON and PROCHLOROTHRIX. |
Gram-Negative Oxygenic Photosynthetic Bacteria Definitions and Terms
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