Ward's® Live Anabaena Culture

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WARD470176-660 WARD470176-662
470176-660EA 15.7 CAD
470176-660 470176-662
Ward's® Live Anabaena Culture
Specimens Live Specimens Bacteria - Living Material
Anabaena is a genus of filamentous, un-branched Cyanobacteria consisting of bead-like cells and enlarged spores or heterocysts.

  • Teach concepts of Gene Differentiation with Anabaena's barrel-shaped heterocysts
  • Excellent organism to discuss the complex relationship between bacteria, Cyanobacteria and algae
  • Eukaryotic (like bacteria) but photosynthetic (like algae)

Anabaena are a genus of Blue-green Algae or Cyanobacteria.
Specifically, Anabaena are known for their nitrogen-fixing abilities.
These prokaryotic cells are not true algae (which are eukaryotic) but also aren't truly bacterial cells as they produce energy via photosynthesis.
Genus: Anabaena. Species: not specified
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