| Chromatium |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | alphaproteobacteria |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | Chromatium
Perty 1852 |
| Type species |
Chromatium okenii
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| Species |
| C. buderi
C. glycolicum
C. gracile
C. minus
C. minutissimum
C. okenii
C. purpuratum
C. salexigens
C. tepidum
C. vinosum
C. violascens
C. armingii
C. weisii
C. gracile |
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
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