Chloracidobacterium
| Chloracidobacterium | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Acidobacteria |
| Class: | Acidobacteria |
| Order: | Acidobacteriales |
| Family: | Acidobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Chloracidobacterium |
In taxonomy, Chloracidobacterium is a genus of the Acidobacteria.[1]
This is a group of photosynthetic bacteria were discovered in 2007 and their identification extends the number of bacterial phyla that can carry out chlorophyll-based photosynthesis from five to six.[2][3]
References
- ↑ See the NCBI webpage on Chloracidobacterium. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
- ↑ Bryant DA, Costas AM, Maresca JA, et al. (2007). "Candidatus Chloracidobacterium thermophilum: an aerobic phototrophic Acidobacterium". Science. 317 (5837): 523–6. doi:10.1126/science.1143236. PMID 17656724.
- ↑ Raymond J (2008). "Coloring in the tree of life". Trends Microbiol. 16 (2): 41–3. doi:10.1016/j.tim.2007.11.003. PMID 18182293.
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