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Bacteria > Gram-Negative Bacteria > Gram-Negative Anaerobic Bacteria > Gram-Negative Anaerobic Straight, Curved, and Helical Rods > Chromatium
Bacteria > Proteobacteria > Gammaproteobacteria > Chromatiaceae > Chromatium

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Chromatium  

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Note

  • in water

Scope note

  • A genus of gram-negative, ovoid to rod-shaped bacteria that is phototrophic. All species use ammonia as a nitrogen source. Some strains are found only in sulfide-containing freshwater habitats exposed to light while others may occur in marine, estuarine, and freshwater environments.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002844

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