Chromatium okenii

Chromatium okenii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Chromatiales
Family: Chromatiaceae
Genus: Chromatium
Binomial name
Chromatium okenii
(Ehrenberg 1838)
Perty 1852
Synonyms

Monas okenii Ehrenberg 1838
Rhabdomonas rosea Cohn 1875
Spirillum violaceum Warming 1875
Bacterium okenii (Ehrenberg 1838) Trevisan 1879
Beggiatoa roseopersicina Zopf 1883
Rhabdochromatium roseum (Cohn 1875) Winogradsky 1888
Rhabdochromatium fusiforme Winogradsky 1888
Bacillus okenii (Ehrenberg 1838) Trevisan 1889
Mantegazzea winogradskyi Trevisan 1889
Mantegazzea rosea (Cohn 1875) Trevisan 1889
Pseudomonas okenii (Ehrenberg 1838) Migula 1895
Thiospirillum violaceum (Warming 1875) Migula 1900
Chromatium densegranulatum Skuja 1948

Chromatium okenii is a Gram-negative bacterium found in water. It belongs to the Purple sulfur bacteria.[1] These bacteria are capable of photosynthesis and use Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) as an electron donor for CO2 reduction and so do not produce oxygen. This type of photosynthesis is called anoxygenic photosynthesis. Chromatium okenii is anaerobic and the cells are slightly curved or straight rods.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 George M. Garrity: Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. 2. Auflage. Springer, New York, 2005, Volume 2: The Proteobacteria, Part B: The Gammaproteobacteria

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