Synechococcus elongatus

Synechococcus elongatus
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Cyanobacteriota
Class: Cyanophyceae
Order: Synechococcales
Family: Synechococcaceae
Genus: Synechococcus
Species:
S. elongatus
Binomial name
Synechococcus elongatus
(Nägeli) Nägeli

Synechococcus elongatus is a unicellular cyanobacterium that has a rapid autotrophic growth comparable to yeast. Its ability to grow rapidly using sunlight has implications for biotechnological applications, especially when incorporating genetic modification.

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