Ectothiorhodospiraceae
Sign in to saveThe Ectothiorhodospiraceae are a family of purple sulfur bacteria, distinguished by producing sulfur globules outside of their cells. The cells are rod-shaped, vibrioid, or spirilla, and they are able to move using flagella. In general, they are marine and prefer anaerobic conditions. Ectothiorhodospiraceae are a vibrio bacteria that require salty living conditions to survive and grow: classifying them as slightly halophilic. Like all purple sulfur bacteria, they are capable of photosynthesis. To complete this energy process, Sulfur compounds are used as electron donors for carbon fixation in
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エクトチオロドスピラ科
FAMILY
- KingdomBacteria
- PhylumProteobacteria
- ClassGammaproteobacteria
- OrderEctothiorhodospirales
- FamilyEctothiorhodospiraceae
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Research
313 papers- Genomic Comparison, Phylogeny and Taxonomic Reevaluation of the Ectothiorhodospiraceae and Description of Halorhodospiraceae fam. nov. and Halochlorospira gen. nov.Microorganisms · 2022
- Halopeptonella vilamensis gen. nov, sp. nov., a halophilic strictly aerobic bacterium of the family Ectothiorhodospiraceae.Extremophiles : life under extreme conditions · 2016
- The phylogenetic relationship among Ectothiorhodospiraceae: a reevaluation of their taxonomy on the basis of 16S rDNA analyses.Archives of microbiology · 1996
- Phylogeny and evolution of the family Ectothiorhodospiraceae based on comparison of 16S rRNA, cbbL and nifH gene sequences.International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology · 2007
- Reclassification of 'Thiobacillus prosperus' Huber and Stetter 1989 as Acidihalobacter prosperus gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Ectothiorhodospiraceae.International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology · 2015
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The Ectothiorhodospiraceae are a family of purple sulfur bacteria, distinguished by producing sulfur globules outside of their cells. The cells are rod-shaped, vibrioid, or spirilla, and they are able to move using flagella. In general, they are marine and prefer anaerobic conditions. Ectothiorhodospiraceae are a vibrio bacteria that require salty living conditions to survive and grow: classifying them as slightly halophilic. Like all purple sulfur bacteria, they are capable of photosynthesis. To complete this energy process, Sulfur compounds are used as electron donors for carbon fixation in the pentose phosphate pathway. This elemental sulfur accumulates outside of the cells.
Ectothiorhodospiraceae mobilis table of characteristics {| class="wikitable" !Test Type !Test !Characteristics |- |Colony Characteristics |Size |0.7-1.0μm |- | rowspan="2" |Morphological Character |Shape |short spiral/ bent rod |- |Gram | - |- | rowspan="3" |Physiological Character |Motility | + |- |NaCl optimum % |2-3 |- |pH optimum |7.6-8.0 |- | rowspan="8" |Acid Produced From |Hydrogen | + |- |Sulfide | + |- |Lactate | +/- |- |Acetate | + |- |Malate | + |- |Succinate | + |- |Ethanol | - |- |Propanol | - |} Note: + = positive, - = negative
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