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DescriptionMicrocystis aeruginosa 680.jpg
Latina: Cyanobacteria Mycrocystis aeruginosa
English: There are imaged colonies of the blue green algae Microcystis aeruginosa and one needle-like colony of Aphanizomenon flos-aquae as seen under the microscope that was limited to employing monochromatic blue light. These Cyanobacteria blooms in fresh water and in low salinity portions of Coastal Bays. In summer they can form green clots giving the water the appearance of blue-green paint. Wind moves the water that the clots are floating and billowing near the surface forming the green lake scum.
Français : Cette photographie prise au microscope montre une colonie de micro algues bleu-vert (en réalité des bactéries cyanophycées) Microcystis aeruginosa et une colonie " en aiguille" d'Aphanizomenon flos-aquae ; le microscope utilise ici uniquement de la lumière bleue monochromatique. Ces proliférations (blooms) de cyanobactéries en eau douce et dans zones moins salées des baies côtières peuvent (souvent en été) recouvrir l'eau d'une couche épaisse de bactérie (biofilm flottant) donnant l'impression que l'eau est couverte de peinture bleue-verte. le vent peut déplacer ces blooms vers les berges ou littoraux et ils forment parfois une écume verte à bleutée. Ces bactéries peuvent sécréter des toxines.
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== Summary == {{Information |Description= {{la|Cyanobacteria Mycrocystis aeruginosa}} {{en|Colonies of the Blue Green algae Microcystis aeruginosa and one needle-like colony of Aphanizomenon flos-aquae)}} |Source=own work |Date=2008-02-01 |Author= [[User