Thermochromatium

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Thermochromatium
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Thermochromatium

Imhoff et al. 1998[1]
Type species
Thermochromatium tepidum[1]
Species

T. tepidum[1]

Thermochromatium is a Gram-negative and thermophilic genus of bacteria from the family of Chromatiaceae with one known species (Thermochromatium tepidum).[1][2][3][4] The habitats of Thermochromatium tepidum are hot springs which contain sulfide.[4][3] Thermochromatium tepidum was first isolated from the Mammoth Hot Springs from the Yellowstone National Park in the United States.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Thermochromatium". LPSN.
  2. ^ "Thermochromatium". www.uniprot.org.
  3. ^ a b Brenner, Don J.; Krieg, Noel R.; Staley, James R. (2007). Bergey's Manual® of Systematic Bacteriology: Volume 2: The Proteobacteria, Part B: The Gammaproteobacteria. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9780387280226.
  4. ^ a b Madigan, M. T. (1 April 1986). "Chromatium tepidum sp. nov., a Thermophilic Photosynthetic Bacterium of the Family Chromatiaceae". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 36 (2): 222–227. doi:10.1099/00207713-36-2-222.
  5. ^ Hallenbeck, Patrick C. (2017). Modern Topics in the Phototrophic Prokaryotes: Environmental and Applied Aspects. Springer. ISBN 9783319462615.

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