Organisms

Lyngbya

A unicellular, photosynthetic genus of CYANOBACTERIA belonging to the family Oscillatoriaceae. It is a known cause of seaweed dermatitis and also Ciguatera poisoning when ingested.

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A unicellular, photosynthetic genus of CYANOBACTERIA belonging to the family Oscillatoriaceae. It is a known cause of seaweed dermatitis and also Ciguatera poisoning when ingested.

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15 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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2021

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Previous Indexing

  • Cyanobacteria (1971-2020)

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  1. B03w.280.355w
  2. B03w.440w.475.100.355w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Lyngbya. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000083582. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000083582
  2. Lyngbya. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyngbya
  3. Lyngbya. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310362