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Heliothrix

Heliothrix
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Chloroflexota
Class: Chloroflexia
Order: Chloroflexales
Family: Roseiflexaceae
Genus: Heliothrix
Pierson et al. 1986
Species:
H. oregonensis
Binomial name
Heliothrix oregonensis
Pierson et al. 1986

Heliothrix oregonensis is a phototrophic filamentous, gliding bacterium containing bacteriochlorophyll a that is aerotolerant and photoheterotrophic.[1] It is the only species in the genus Heliothrix.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Pierson, B. K.; Giovannoni, S. J.; Stahl, D. A.; Castenholz, R. W. (1985). "Heliothrix oregonensis, gen. nov., sp. nov., a phototrophic filamentous gliding bacterium containing bacteriochlorophyll a". Archives of Microbiology. 142 (2): 164–167. doi:10.1007/BF00447061. ISSN 0302-8933. PMID 2412519. S2CID 20173280.
  2. ^ Heliothrix in LPSN; Parte, Aidan C.; Sardà Carbasse, Joaquim; Meier-Kolthoff, Jan P.; Reimer, Lorenz C.; Göker, Markus (1 November 2020). "List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 70 (11): 5607–5612. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.004332.

Further reading

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  • Boomer, Sarah M.  Characterization of a hot-spring bacterium resembling Heliothrix oregonensis. Diss. University of Puget Sound, 1989.
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