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Record 1 1997-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecosystems
  • Living Matter - General Properties
CONT

Many cyanobacteria have the capacity of metabolizing hydrocarbons such as petroleum compounds and reducing them to more harmless substances and hence have a very significant decomposition function.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écosystèmes
  • Propriétés générales de la matière vivante
CONT

Certaines cyanobactéries peuvent métaboliser des hydrocarbures, comme ceux qui composent le pétrole, et les réduire en substances plus inoffensives; elles ont donc un rôle de décomposition très important.

OBS

Le terme technique fonction devrait être préféré au terme de la langue courante rôle dans ce contexte.

Spanish

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