Preferred Label : prochlorophytes;
MeSH definition : An order of GRAM-NEGATIVE OXYGENIC PHOTOSYNTHETIC BACTERIA containing CHLOROPHYLL,
a and b, but lacking PHYCOBILISOMES (light-harvesting antennae). There are three genera:
PROCHLORON; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; and PROCHLOROTHRIX. This order was thought to be the
missing link between CYANOBACTERIA and plant CHLOROPLASTS, hence the name.;
UNII : txid1213;
Origin ID : D048928;
UMLS CUI : C0995577;
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An order of GRAM-NEGATIVE OXYGENIC PHOTOSYNTHETIC BACTERIA containing CHLOROPHYLL,
a and b, but lacking PHYCOBILISOMES (light-harvesting antennae). There are three genera:
PROCHLORON; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; and PROCHLOROTHRIX. This order was thought to be the
missing link between CYANOBACTERIA and plant CHLOROPLASTS, hence the name.