Term Name: | bacterial thylakoid |
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Synonyms: | plasma membrane-derived thylakoid |
Definition: | A thylakoid that is derived from and attached to, but not necessarily continuous with, the plasma membrane, and is not enclosed in a plastid. It bears the photosynthetic pigments in photosynthetic cyanobacteria. |
Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0030075] QuickGO AmiGO |