Spirulina (genus)

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Spirulina
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Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Cyanobacteriota
Class: Cyanophyceae
Order: Spirulinales
Family: Spirulinaceae
Genus: Spirulina
Turpin ex Gomont, 1892
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Microcoils produced by electroplating copper on Spirulina bacteria. Spirulina-templated microcoils.jpg
Microcoils produced by electroplating copper on Spirulina bacteria.

Spirulina is a genus of cyanobacteria. Despite its name, the "spirulina" dietary supplement actually uses cyanobacteria belonging to the genus Arthrospira (which were formerly classified within Spirulina). [2]

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  1. ↑ Kamata, Kaori; Piao, Zhenzi; Suzuki, Soichiro; Fujimori, Takahiro; Tajiri, Wataru; Nagai, Keiji; Iyoda, Tomokazu; Yamada, Atsushi; Hayakawa, Toshiaki; Ishiwara, Mitsuteru; Horaguchi, Satoshi; Belay, Amha; Tanaka, Takuo; Takano, Keisuke; Hangyo, Masanori (2014). "Spirulina-Templated Metal Microcoils with Controlled Helical Structures for THz Electromagnetic Responses". Scientific Reports. 4: 4919. Bibcode:2014NatSR...4E4919K. doi:10.1038/srep04919. PMC   4017220 . PMID   24815190.
  2. ↑ Villaró-Cos, Silvia; Guzmán Sánchez, José Luis; Acién, Gabriel; Lafarga, Tomás (January 2024). "Research trends and current requirements and challenges in the industrial production of spirulina as a food source". Trends in Food Science & Technology. 143 104280. doi: 10.1016/j.tifs.2023.104280 .


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