Chromatium

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Chromatium
Scientific classification
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Gamma Proteobacteria
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Chromatium

Perty 1852
Type species
Chromatium okenii
Species

C. okenii
C. weisii
C. gracile

The Chromatium are a Gram-negative bacterium found in water, they are also called purple sulphur bacteria.