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| cyanobacteria A. nidulans |
- Freshwater cyanobacteria (blue-green algae), causes fresh wateralgal blooms that pose threat
towater system (via nutrient enrichment from industrial wastes)
- Structure: bacillus prokaryote with a cell wall similar to that of a gram negative type
- Obligated photoautotroph: photosynthetic machinery resembling higher plants & algae
- Good environmental pollution indicators due to simplicity, size, ease of growth and heavy metal
response
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