Mycoplasma are parasites to plants, animals including humans. Mycoplasma is usually found associated with the mucous surface of respiratory and... View Article
Mycoplasma is a bacteria, which can cause infection in various parts of the body depending on the species, e.g. Mycoplasma pneumoniae causes lung... View Article
Anabaena filaments consist of strings of beaded cells with intercalary heterocysts. Also Check: Nodule Formation Autotrophic Bacteria Is... View Article
Nostoc is a cyanobacterium. It is a prokaryotic cell. Cells are oval, spherical or barrel-shaped and form unbranched filaments. Also Check:... View Article
Chlamydomonas is a green alga. It is a unicellular flagellate. It usually contains cup-shaped chloroplasts. Further reading: Green Algae... View Article
Mucilage sheath around the filament holds together two filaments and makes a slimy mass. Further reading: Green Algae Economic Importance... View Article
Akinetes are non-motile spores formed under unfavourable conditions. They contain a thick cell wall of cellulose and pectin. Also Check:... View Article
Hypnospore is a thick-walled asexual spore formed in various algal species. Also Check: Autotrophic Bacteria Bacteriophage Heterotrophic... View Article
Hormogonia are motile filaments. It is formed at the time of vegetative reproduction in filamentous cyanobacteria. Also Check: Autotrophic... View Article
Cyanobacteria perform photosynthesis. They can also perform nitrogen fixation. They are also a rich source of nutrients. Also Check: Nodule... View Article
Anabaena fixes nitrogen in heterocysts. Some of the cells differentiate into heterocysts and are specialised for nitrogen fixation. Also Check:... View Article
Microcystis is a genus of freshwater cyanobacteria. Some species are known to cause algal bloom. Some species produce hepatotoxin and neurotoxin.... View Article
Nostoc fixes atmospheric nitrogen in heterocysts. They contain the enzyme nitrogenase, which reduces nitrogen to ammonia. Also Check: What Is... View Article
