Bacteria vs. Cyanobacteria

Bacterianoun

(US) A type, species, or strain of bacterium.

Bacterianoun

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Bacterianoun

A derisive term for a lowlife or a slob (could be treated as plural or singular).

Bacterianoun

An oval bacterium, as distinguished from a spherical coccus or rod-shaped bacillus.

Bacteria

See Bacterium.

Bacterianoun

(microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered plants

Bacteria

Bacteria ( (listen); common noun bacteria, singular bacterium) are a type of biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms.

Cyanobacterianoun

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Cyanobacterianoun

predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll; occur singly or in colonies in diverse habitats; important as phytoplankton

Cyanobacteria

Cyanobacteria , also known as Cyanophyta, are a phylum of Gram-negative bacteria that obtain energy via photosynthesis. The name cyanobacteria comes from their color (Greek: κυανός, romanized: kyanós, lit. 'blue'), giving them their other name, , though modern botanists restrict the term algae to eukaryotes and do not apply it to cyanobacteria, which are prokaryotes.