cyanobacterium
noun
any one of the cyanobacteria.
cyanobacterial
-
a word derived from
cyanobacterium.
Example Sentences
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Harmful algal blooms, or HABs, can consist of many cyanobacterial species, each capable of generating different toxins.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 2, 2025
To tackle this enduring question, researchers focused on an often overlooked element of early Earth chemistry: the role of trace compounds such as nickel and urea in cyanobacterial growth.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2025
Dolphins that washed ashore during peak cyanobacterial bloom periods contained up to 2,900 times more 2,4-DAB than those stranded at other times of the year.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2025
Bowker notes that as the climate gets hotter along the Great Wall, the thicker, moss-dominated crusts could give way to thinner, cyanobacterial crusts, which require less water.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 7, 2023
Increased nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus promote cyanobacterial growth and additional aspects like stagnant water, increased intensity and duration of sunlight, sustained high temperatures and low flows create "ideal conditions" for the blooms.
From Fox News ● Aug. 25, 2021
