The Chromatiaceae are one of the two families of purple sulfur bacteria, together with the Ectothiorhodospiraceae. They belong to the order Chromatiales of the class Gammaproteobacteria, which is composed by unicellular Gram-negative organisms.[2][3] Most of the species are photolithoautotrophs and conduct an anoxygenic photosynthesis, but there are also representatives capable of growing under dark and/or microaerobic conditions as either chemolithoautotrophs or chemoorganoheterotrophs.[3][4]
Both Ectothiorhodospiraceae and Chromatiaceae bacteria produce elemental sulfur globules, the difference is that in the second case they are stored inside the cells rather than outside. Sulfur is an intermediate in the oxidization of sulfide, which is ultimately converted into sulfate, and may serve as a reserve.[2]
^ abEuzéby JP, Parte AC. "Chromatiaceae". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved December 21, 2021.
^ abBrenner, Don J.; Krieg, Noel R.; Staley, James R. (2007-12-14). Bergey's Manual® of Systematic Bacteriology: Volume 2: The Proteobacteria, Part B: The Gammaproteobacteria. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-0-387-28022-6.
^ abImhoff, Johannes F. (2014), Rosenberg, Eugene; DeLong, Edward F.; Lory, Stephen; Stackebrandt, Erko (eds.), "The Family Chromatiaceae", The Prokaryotes, Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 151–178, doi:10.1007/978-3-642-38922-1_295, ISBN 978-3-642-38921-4, retrieved 2021-12-21
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The Chromatiaceae are one of the two families of purple sulfur bacteria, together with the Ectothiorhodospiraceae. They belong to the order Chromatiales...
The purple sulfur bacteria are largely divided into two families, the Chromatiaceae and the Ectothiorhodospiraceae, which produce internal and external...
are included in the class Gammaproteobacteria, in the two families Chromatiaceae and Ectothiorhodospiraceae. While the former family stores the produced...
phototrophic and strictly anaerobic genus of bacteria from the family of Chromatiaceae with one known species (Isochromatium buderi). "Isochromatium". LPSN...
a Gram-negative and non-motile genus of bacteria from the family of Chromatiaceae. "Thiohalocapsa". LPSN. Brenner, Don J.; Krieg, Noel R.; Staley, James...
Gundlapally, SR (September 2017). "Emended description of the family Chromatiaceae, phylogenetic analyses of the genera Alishewanella, Rheinheimera and...
Thiorhodovibrio is a Gram-negative genus of bacteria from the family of Chromatiaceae. "Thiorhodovibrio". LPSN. "Thiorhodovibrio". www.uniprot.org. Bryantseva...
Gram-negative and thermophilic genus of bacteria from the family of Chromatiaceae with one known species (Thermochromatium tepidum). The habitats of Thermochromatium...
degrading crude oil after oil spills. Some species from the family Chromatiaceae are notable because they may be involved in the production of vitamin...
rod-shaped, phototrophic and motile genus of bacteria from the family of Chromatiaceae with one known species (Phaeobacterium nitratireducens). "Phaeobacterium"...
phototrophic and strictly anaerobic genus of bacteria from the family of Chromatiaceae with one known species (Thiococcus pfennigii). Thiococcus pfennigii...
Allochromatium is a genus of bacteria in the family Chromatiaceae.[1] Allochromatium humboldtianum Allochromatium minutissimum Allochromatium phaeobacterium...
Phaeochromatium is a genus of bacteria from the family of Chromatiaceae with one known species (Phaeochromatium fluminis). "Phaeochromatium". LPSN. Parker...
Thiophaeococcus is a genus of bacteria from the family of Chromatiaceae. "Thiophaeococcus". LPSN. "Thiophaeococcus". www.uniprot.org. Parker, Charles...
Thiorhodococcus is a Gram-negative genus of bacteria from the family of Chromatiaceae. "Thiorhodococcus". LPSN. "Thiorhodococcus". www.uniprot.org. Parker...
mesophilic and obligate alkaliphilic genus of bacteria from the family of Chromatiaceae with one known species (Thioalkalicoccus limnaeus). Thioalkalicoccus...
Thiobaca is a phototrophic and motile genus of bacteria from the family of Chromatiaceae with one known species (Thiobaca trueperi). Thiobaca trueperi has been...
Gram-negative, rod-shaped and motile genus of bacteria from the family of Chromatiaceae with one known species (Lamprobacter modestohalophilus). The habitat...
Imhoffiella is a phototrophic genus of bacteria from the family of Chromatiaceae. Imhoffiella is named after the German microbiologist Johannes F. Imhoff...
examples of photolithotrophic bacteria are purple bacteria (e. g., Chromatiaceae), green bacteria (Chlorobiaceae and Chloroflexota), and "Cyanobacteria"...