Chloroflexi

Order Chloroflexales

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    Family Chloroflexaceae

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     Chloroflexus

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     Chloronema

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     Heliothrix

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     Roseiflexus

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   Family Oscillochloridaceae

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     Oscillochloris

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Order Herpetosiphonales

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     Herpetosiphon

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The Chloroflexi are a group of bacteria that produce energy through photosynthesis. They make up the bulk of the green non-sulfur bacteria, though some are classified separately as the Thermomicrobia. They are named for their green pigment, usually found in photosynthetic bodies called chlorosomes.

Related Topics:
Bacteria - Photosynthesis - Sulfur - Thermomicrobia - Chlorosome

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Chloroflexi are typically filamentous, and can move about through bacterial gliding. They are facultatively aerobic, but do not produce oxygen during photosynthesis, and have a different method of carbon fixation than other photosynthetic bacteria. Genetic trees indicate that they had a separate origin.

Related Topics:
Bacterial gliding - Aerobic - Genetic tree

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