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Descriptor English: Plectonema
Descriptor Spanish: Plectonema
Descriptor Plectonema
Scope note: Forma-género de CYANOBACTERIAS del orden Oscillatoriales. No tienen heterocistos pero pueden llevar a cabo la FIJACIÓN DE NITRÓGENO en condiciones de microaerobiosis. Algunos miembros más pequeños han sido transferidos a la forma-género Leptolyngbya.
Descriptor Portuguese: Plectonema
Descriptor French: Plectonema
Tree number(s): B03.280.650
B03.440.475.100.650
B03.585.880
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D046938
Scope note: A form-genus of CYANOBACTERIA in the order Oscillatoriales. They are non-heterocystous but may carry out NITROGEN FIXATION under microaerobic conditions. Some smaller members have undergone transfer to the form-genus Leptolyngbya.
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: Cyanobacteria (1970-2004)
Public MeSH Note: 2005
History Note: 2005
DeCS ID: 38543
Unique ID: D046938
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2005/01/01
Date of Entry: 2004/07/07
Revision Date: 2016/07/01
Plectonema - Preferred
Concept UI M0455975
Scope note A form-genus of CYANOBACTERIA in the order Oscillatoriales. They are non-heterocystous but may carry out NITROGEN FIXATION under microaerobic conditions. Some smaller members have undergone transfer to the form-genus Leptolyngbya.
Preferred term Plectonema



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