Rhodopila globiformis

Rhodopila globiformis
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Alphaproteobacteria
Order: Rhodospirillales
Family: Acetobacteraceae
Genus: Rhodopila
Binomial name
Rhodopila globiformis
Pfennig, 1974

Rhodopila globiformis is a species of bacteria, formerly known as Rhodopseudomonas globiformis.[1] It is a motile, spherical organism. Cells can grow between 1.6–1.8 μm in diameter. The photopigments consist of bacteriochlorophyll aP and aliphatic methoxylated ketocarotenoids. The organism grows under anaerobic conditions in the light or under microaerophilic conditions in the dark. Biotin, p-aminobenzoic acid and a source of reduced sulfur are required as growth factors in order to cultivate this bacteria. This bacteria possesses a high potential cytochrome c2.[2]

References

  1. Pfennig, Norbert (1974). "Rhodopseudomonas globiformis, sp. n., a new species of the Rhodospirillaceae". Archives of Microbiology. 100 (1): 197–206. doi:10.1007/BF00446317. ISSN 0302-8933.
  2. Benning MM, Meyer TE, Holden HM (September 1996). "Molecular structure of a high potential cytochrome c2 isolated from Rhodopila globiformis". Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 333 (2): 338–48. doi:10.1006/abbi.1996.0400. PMID 8809072. Retrieved 2013-07-08.

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