a group of photosynthetic bacteria (phylum Cyanobacteria) containing a blue photosynthetic pigment
Former name: blue-green algae
Examples of 'cyanobacterium' in a sentence
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Cyanobacterium biomass was investigated in the batch mode.
Seyed Naser Azizi, Abasalt Hosseinzadeh Colagar, Seyede Maryam Hafeziyan 2012, 'Removal of Cd(II) from Aquatic System Using Oscillatoria sp. Biosorbent', The Scientific World Journalhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/347053. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A combination of methods was used to identify cell death modes in the cyanobacterium.
Weiwen Zheng, Ulla Rasmussen, Siping Zheng, Xiaodong Bao, Bin Chen, Yuan Gao, XiongGuan, John Larsson, Birgitta Bergman 2013, 'Multiple Modes of Cell Death Discovered in a Prokaryotic (Cyanobacterial) Endosymbiont',PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0066147. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This cyanobacterium possesses a rich metabolite pattern, including high amounts of natural pigments.
Eduardo Sommella, Giulio Maria Conte, Emanuela Salviati, Giacomo Pepe, Alessia Bertamino,Carmine Ostacolo, Francesca Sansone, Francesco Del Prete, Rita Patrizia Aquino,Pietro Campiglia 2018, 'Fast Profiling of Natural Pigments in Different Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis)Dietary Supplements by DI-FT-ICR and Evaluation of their Antioxidant Potential byPre-Column DPPH-UHPLC Assay', Moleculeshttp://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/23/5/1152. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
They were mainly focused on the use of this cyanobacterium as a bioremediation agent.
Karolina Szubert, Magda Wiglusz, Hanna Mazur-Marzec 2018, 'Bioactive metabolites produced by Spirulina subsalsa from the Baltic Sea', Oceanologiahttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0078323417301033. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This was explained by an inhomogeneous mechanical activation of nodules in the cyanobacterium.
Samia Dhahri, Michel Ramonda, Christian Marlière 2013, 'In-situ determination of the mechanical properties of gliding or non-motile bacteriaby atomic force microscopy under physiological conditions without immobilization.',PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3625152?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
These findings will guide future cultivation and application of this cyanobacterium for ecological improvement.
Lijuan Cui, Haiyan Xu, Zhaoxia Zhu, Xiang Gao 2017, 'The effects of the exopolysaccharide and growth rate on the morphogenesis of the terrestrialfilamentous cyanobacterium Nostoc flagelliforme', Biology Openhttp://bio.biologists.org/content/6/9/1329. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The elegant kinetic control of activity makes the cyanobacterium successful in the fluctuating spring environment.
Judith M Klatt, Judith M Klatt, Dirk De Beer, Stefan Häusler, Lubos Polerecky, LubosPolerecky 2016, 'Cyanobacteria in sulfidic spring microbial mats can perform oxygenic and anoxygenicphotosynthesis simultaneously during an entire diurnal period', Frontiers in Microbiologyhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01973/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Blooms of this cyanobacterium are regularly recorded in the region.
Juliana Wojciechowski, Luciano Felício Fernandes, Fernanda Vitória Buck Fonseca 2016, 'Morpho-physiological responses of a subtropical strain of Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii(Cyanobacteria) to different light intensities', Acta Botânica Brasílicahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062016005003103&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The crystal structure was found to resemble that of an (ancestral) cyanobacterium.
Shai Saroussi, Maya Schushan, Nir Ben-Tal, Wolfgang Junge, Nathan Nelson 2012, 'Structure and flexibility of the C-ring in the electromotor of rotary F(0)F(1)-ATPaseof pea chloroplasts.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3458034?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
These modifications were in turn used to improve alpha-linolenic acid production in this cyanobacterium.
María Santos-Merino, M. Pilar Garcillán-Barcia, Fernando de la Cruz 2018, 'Engineering the fatty acid synthesis pathway in Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 improvesomega-3 fatty acid production', Biotechnology for Biofuelshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13068-018-1243-4. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)