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, sī-ˌa-nō- \Definition of cyanobacterium
Note: Like other bacteria, cyanobacteria lack a nuclear membrane and membrane-bound organelles and have cell walls containing peptidoglycan. However, cyanobacteria were more commonly grouped with algae in the past because they possess a type of chlorophyll (chlorophyll a) not found in other bacteria and because they produce oxygen as a by-product of photosynthesis.
— called also blue-green alga
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cyanobacterium
noun \Medical Definition of cyanobacterium
— called also blue-green alga
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