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Phormidium
Sign in to savePhormidium is a common genus of cyanobacteria with a cosmopolitan distribution. This genus is in the family Oscillatoriaceae. Species in this genus will produce a range of cyanotoxins. Under favorable conditions, Phormidium forms continuous and large mats, which are documented to harbor various species of bacteria or algae.
Species
ORDER
- KingdomBacteria
- PhylumCyanobacteria
- ClassCyanobacteriia
- OrderCyanobacteriales
- FamilyOscillatoriaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,008
- With media
- 344
- Family
- Oscillatoriaceae
- Collections
- UHM, CIB-UAEM, FC-UNAM, CIBNOR, UPS, US
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico, Sweden, France, Germany
Research
678 papers- Phormidium versicolor PC skin cream evaluation for its stability and biological activities.Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2024
- Natural transformation of the filamentous cyanobacterium Phormidium lacuna.PloS one · 2020
- Phormidium ambiguum and Leptolyngbya ohadii Exopolysaccharides under Low Water Availability.Polymers · 2023
- The rise of toxic benthic Phormidium proliferations: A review of their taxonomy, distribution, toxin content and factors regulating prevalence and increased severity.Harmful algae · 2016
- Seawater biodesalination treatment using Phormidium keutzingianum in attached growth-packed bed continuous flow stirred tank reactor.Environmental research · 2023
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- Phormidium cf. laysanense.jpg
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- Phormidium
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- gram-negative bacteria
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- フォルミジウム属
- LPSN URL
- lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/phormidium
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Phormidium is a common genus of cyanobacteria with a cosmopolitan distribution. This genus is in the family Oscillatoriaceae. Species in this genus will produce a range of cyanotoxins. Under favorable conditions, Phormidium forms continuous and large mats, which are documented to harbor various species of bacteria or algae.
As a result of recent genetic analyses, several new genera were erected from this genus, e.g. Potamolinea.
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