Purple sulfur bacteria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
Order: | Rhodospirillales |
Families | |
The Rhodospirillales is an order of Proteobacteria, with two families: the Acetobacteraceae and the Rhodospirillaceae.
The Acetobacteraceae comprise the acetic acid bacteria, which are heterotrophic and produce acetic acid during their respiration. The Rhodospirillaceae include mainly purple non-sulfur bacteria, which produce energy through photosynthesis.