Medical Definition of Blue-green bacteria

1. Modern term for the blue green algae, prokaryotic cells that use chlorophyll on intracytoplasmic membranes for photosynthesis. The blue green colour is due to the presence of phycobiliproteins. Found as single cells, colonies or simple filaments. In Anabaena, in which the cells are arranged as a filament, heterocysts capable of nitrogen fixation occur at regular intervals. According to the endosymbiont theory Cyanobacteria are the progenitors of chloroplasts. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Blue-green Bacteria

blue-collar
blue-collared
blue-eye
blue-eyed
blue-eyed(a)
blue-eyed African daisy
blue-eyed Mary
blue-eyed boy
blue-eyed boys
blue-eyed soul
blue-eyes
blue-green
blue-green alga
blue-green algae
blue-green bacteria (current term)
blue-green bacterium
blue-headed vireo
blue-light special
blue-nosed
blue-on-blue
blue-pencil
blue-plate special
blue-plate specials
blue-print
blue-prints
blue-red
blue-ribbon(a)
blue-rinse brigade
blue-sided leaf frog

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