Imhoff, Johannes F. (2015) Ectothiorhodospira. In: Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. . Wiley, Chichester, p. 1. DOI 10.1002/9781118960608.gbm01128.

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Abstract

Ec' to.thi' o.rho' do.spi' ra. Gr. prep. ectos outside; Gr. n. thios sulfur; Gr. n. rhodon the rose; Gr. n. spira the spiral; M.L. fem. n. Ectothiorhodospira spiral rose with sulfur outside.

Proteobacteria / Gammaproteobacteria / Chromatiales / Ectothiorhodospiraceae / Ectothiorhodospira

Cells rod-shaped or vibrioid, also appearing as true spirals, 0.7–1.5 µm in diameter, motile by a polar tuft of flagella, multiply by binary fission, and may contain gas vesicles. Gram-negative and belong to the Gammaproteobacteria. Internal photosynthetic membranes are lamellar stacks that are continuous with the cytoplasmic membrane. Photosynthetic pigments are bacteriochlorophyll a and carotenoids.

The mol% G + C of the DNA is: 61.4–68.4.

Type species: Ectothiorhodospira mobilis Pelsh 1936, 120.

Document Type:	Book chapter
Research affiliation:	OceanRep > GEOMAR > FB3 Marine Ecology > FB3-MS Marine Symbioses
Main POF Topic:	PT6: Marine Life
Publisher:	Wiley
Date Deposited:	17 Jan 2022 06:50
Last Modified:	17 Jan 2022 06:50
URI:	https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/54834

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