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Synechocystis
Sign in to saveSynechocystis is a genus of unicellular, freshwater cyanobacteria in the family Merismopediaceae. It includes a strain, Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, which is a well studied model organism.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomBacteria
- PhylumCyanobacteria
- ClassCyanobacteriia
- OrderCyanobacteriales
- FamilyMicrocystaceae_A
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 13
- With media
- 7
- Family
- Merismopediaceae
- Collections
- NY, US, UTEX, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Puerto Rico, Mexico, Chile, France, United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Chroococcales
- Image
- 41598 2018 31638 Fig3 HTML extract.png
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- taxon name
- Synechocystis
- taxon rank
- genus
- Gram staining
- gram-negative bacteria
- Commons category
- Synechocystis
- taxon common name
- シネコキスチス属
- LPSN URL
- lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/synechocystis
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Encyclopedic overview
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Synechocystis is a genus of unicellular, freshwater cyanobacteria in the family Merismopediaceae. It includes a strain, Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, which is a well studied model organism.
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