Microbiology With Diseases By Taxonomy (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134832302
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Algae are simple eukaryotic organisms that possess chlorophyll which acts as a primary photosynthetic pigment. It lacks a sterile covering of cells around the reproductive cells. The study related to algae is known as phycology.
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