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Heterocysts or
heterocytes are
specialized nitrogen-fixing
cells formed during nitrogen starvation by some
filamentous cyanobacteria, such as Nostoc,...
- cyanobacteria, this
enzyme system is
housed in a
specialized cell
called the
heterocyst. The
production of the
nitrogenase complex is
genetically regulated, and...
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called heterocysts.
Heterocysts may also form
under the
appropriate environmental conditions (anoxic) when
fixed nitrogen is scarce.
Heterocyst-forming...
- host
through the
action of
terminally differentiated cells known as
heterocysts.
Nostoc is a
genus that
includes many
species that are
diverse in morphology...
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microorganisms have
evolved adaptations to form
specialized cells called heterocyst (create a low-oxygen environment) that
allow nitrogen fixation to occur...
- that form
specialized cell
types in the
absence of
combined nitrogen (
heterocysts),
during unfavorable conditions (akinetes) or to
spread and initiate...
- Some
members show a
decrease in
width from the base, and some have
heterocysts. Komárek J, Kaštovský J, Mareš J,
Johansen JR (2014). "Taxonomic classification...
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reproduction in unicellular,
filamentous cyanobacteria, and some may
contain heterocysts and akinetes.
Cyanobacteria differentiate into
hormogonia when exposed...
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Illustration of "Cylindrospermum stagnale". h,
heterocyst; sp,
resting spore...
- fix
nitrogen in
daylight under aerobic conditions without the use of
heterocysts. Tri****smium can live as
individual filaments, with tens to hundreds...
