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<td width="68%"><strong>Definition of Granules</strong><br />
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Granules of polyphosphate in the cytoplasm of some cyanobacteria that appear a different color when stained with a dye. They are storage reservoirs for phosphate. Sometimes called volutin or metachromatic granules.<br />
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<em>From: Microbiology, 5/e textbook, McGraw Hill</em></td>
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