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Bacteria > Proteobacteria > Gammaproteobacteria > Ectothiorhodospiraceae > Ectothiorhodospira

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Ectothiorhodospira  

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  • A genus of vibrioid or rod-shaped cells which are motile by polar flagella. Internal photosynthetic membranes are present as lamellar stacks and contain bacteriochlorophyll a or b and carotenoids. Growth occurs photoautotrophically under anaerobic conditions. (From Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 9th ed)

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  • 2000

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