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Gram-Negative Oxygenic Photosynthetic Bacteria

Medical 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.
Guide 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.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition 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 Medical Definitions and Terms

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