Chromatiaceae
Sign in to saveThe Chromatiaceae are one of the two families of purple sulfur bacteria, together with the Ectothiorhodospiraceae. They belong to the order Chromatiales of the class Gammaproteobacteria, which is composed of gram-negative bacteria. Most of the species are photolithoautotrophs and conduct an anoxygenic photosynthesis, but there are also representatives capable of growing under dark and/or microaerobic conditions as either chemolithoautotrophs or chemoorganoheterotrophs.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomBacteria
- PhylumProteobacteria
- ClassGammaproteobacteria
- OrderChromatiales
- FamilyChromatiaceae
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Research
1,496 papers- [Rheinheimera bacteremia].Medecine et maladies infectieuses · 2020
- Survivability of Alcaligenaceae and Chromatiaceae as palm oil mill effluent pollution bioindicators under fluctuations of temperature, pH and total suspended solid.Journal of bioscience and bioengineering · 2021
- Phylogenetic relationships among the Chromatiaceae, their taxonomic reclassification and description of the new genera Allochromatium, Halochromatium, Isochromatium, Marichromatium, Thiococcus, Thiohalocapsa and Thermochromatium.International journal of systematic bacteriology · 1998
- Complete genome of the thermophilic purple sulfur Bacterium Thermochromatium tepidum compared to Allochromatium vinosum and other Chromatiaceae.Photosynthesis research · 2022
- Caldichromatium japonicum gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel thermophilic phototrophic purple sulphur bacterium of the Chromatiaceae isolated from Nakabusa hot springs, Japan.International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology · 2020
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- History of classification
- Distinctive features
- Metabolism
- Sulfur metabolism
- Nitrogen metabolism
- Hydrogen metabolism
- Carbon metabolism
- Oxygenic metabolism
- Ecology and distribution
- Applications
- Use as biomarkers
- Use as bioremediators
- References
The Chromatiaceae are one of the two families of purple sulfur bacteria, together with the Ectothiorhodospiraceae. They belong to the order Chromatiales of the class Gammaproteobacteria, which is composed of gram-negative bacteria. Most of the species are photolithoautotrophs and conduct an anoxygenic photosynthesis, but there are also representatives capable of growing under dark and/or microaerobic conditions as either chemolithoautotrophs or chemoorganoheterotrophs.
Both Ectothiorhodospiraceae and Chromatiaceae bacteria produce elemental sulfur globules, the difference is that in the second case they are stored inside the cells rather than outside. Sulfur is an intermediate in the oxidization of sulfide, which is ultimately converted into sulfate, and may serve as a reserve.