Roseiflexus castenholzii

Roseiflexus castenholzii
Scientific classification
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Chloroflexaceae
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R. castenholzii
Binomial name
Roseiflexus castenholzii
Hanada et al., 2002

Roseiflexus castenholzii is a thermophilic, filamentous, photosynthetic bacterium that lacks chlorosomes.[1]

Description

The cell diameter is of 0.8-1.0 micrometres. The bacterium is red to reddish-brown in colour and formed a distinct red bacterial mat in the natural environment. It is able to grow photoheterotrophically under anaerobic light conditions and also chemoheterotrophically under aerobic dark conditions. Optimal growth conditions for this organism are 50 degrees C and pH 7.5-8.0. Its type strain is HLO8T (= DSM 13941T = JCM 11240T).

References

  1. Hanada S; Takaichi S; Matsuura K; Nakamura K (January 2002). "Roseiflexus castenholzii gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic, filamentous, photosynthetic bacterium that lacks chlorosomes". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 52 (Pt 1): 187–93. doi:10.1099/00207713-52-1-187. PMID 11837302. Retrieved 2013-08-08.

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