Biology:Chromatium
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Short description: Genus of bacteria
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| Order: | Chromatiales
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| Genus: | Chromatium Perty 1852
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| Chromatium okenii | |
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C. buderi | |
Chromatium is a genus of photoautotrophic Gram-negative bacteria which are found in water.[1] The cells are straight rod-shaped or slightly curved. They belong to the purple sulfur bacteria and oxidize sulfide to produce sulfur which is deposited in intracellular granules of the cytoplasm.[2]
References
- ↑ Madigan M, Martinko J (editors) (2006). Brock Biology of Microorganisms (13th ed.). Pearson Education. p. 1096. ISBN 0-321-73551-X.
- ↑ George M. Garrity: Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. 2. Auflage. Springer, New York, 2005, Volume 2: The Proteobacteria, Part B: The Gammaproteobacteria
External links
- Chromatium J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature
Wikidata ☰ Q2309799 entry
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