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Descriptor English: Anabaena
Descriptor Spanish: Anabaena
Descriptor Anabaena
Scope note: Género de CYANOBACTERIA que consta de tricomas no cónicos con constricciones visibles en las paredes transversales. No tienen una vaina firme individual, pero a menudo presentan una cubierta blanda. Se conocen muchas especies en todo el mundo como componentes principales del PLANCTON de agua dulce, así como de muchos lagos salados. La especie DOLICHOSPERMUM FLOS-AQUAE es responsable de intoxicaciones agudas en diversos animales.
Descriptor Portuguese: Anabaena
Descriptor French: Anabaena
Tree number(s): B03.280.100
B03.440.475.100.100
B03.585.051
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017033
Scope note: A genus of CYANOBACTERIA consisting of trichomes that are untapered with conspicuous constrictions at cross-walls. A firm individual sheath is absent, but a soft covering is often present. Many species are known worldwide as major components of freshwater PLANKTON and also of many saline lakes. The species DOLICHOSPERMUM FLOS-AQUAE is responsible for acute poisonings of various animals.
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PH physiology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Algae (1966-1969)
Cyanobacteria (1970-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 92
History Note: 92
DeCS ID: 30267
Unique ID: D017033
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Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/05/30
Revision Date: 2016/07/01
Anabaena - Preferred
Concept UI M0025877
Scope note A genus of CYANOBACTERIA consisting of trichomes that are untapered with conspicuous constrictions at cross-walls. A firm individual sheath is absent, but a soft covering is often present. Many species are known worldwide as major components of freshwater PLANKTON and also of many saline lakes. The species DOLICHOSPERMUM FLOS-AQUAE is responsible for acute poisonings of various animals.
Preferred term Anabaena



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