Is Purple Sulfur Bacteria Chemoautotrophic?
The Photosynthetic Purple Sulfur Bacteria Perform Anoxygenic Photosynthesis Using Reduced Sulfur Compounds as Electron Donors for Co2 Reduction. Several...
The photosynthetic purple sulfur bacteria perform anoxygenic photosynthesis using reduced sulfur compounds as electron donors for CO2 reduction. Several, includ- ing Chromatium strains, have also been shown to be capable of growth as aerobic chemoautotrophic sulfur oxidizers (Kampf and Pfennig, 1980).
Are purple sulfur bacteria an example of a chemosynthetic organism?
The purple sulfur bacteria (PSB) are part of a group of Proteobacteria capable of photosynthesis, collectively referred to as purple bacteria. ... The genus Halothiobacillus is also included in the Chromatiales, in its own family, but it is not photosynthetic.
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Is sulfur bacteria Chemoautotrophic?
The chemolithotrophic autotrophs are also called chemoautotrophs in brief. They include the nitrifying, hydrogen, iron and sulphur bacteria. They oxidize reduced inorganic compounds, such as nitrogen, iron or sulphur molecules, to derive both energy and electrons/hydrogen.
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