Imhoff, Johannes F. and Caumette, Pierre (2015) Thiocapsa. In: Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. . Wiley, Chichester, p. 1. DOI 10.1002/9781118960608.gbm01116.

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Abstract

Thi.o.cap' sa. Gr. n. thios sulfur; L. n. capsa box; M.L. fem. n. Thiocapsa sulfur box.

Proteobacteria / Gammaproteobacteria / Chromatiales / Chromatiaceae / Thiocapsa

Cells spherical, 1.0–3.0 µm in diameter, diplococci before multiplication by binary fission, nonmotile. Tetrads may be formed after consecutive division in two perpendicular planes. Individual cells surrounded by a strong slime capsule and may contain gas vesicles. Gram negative, belong to the Gammaproteobacteria, and have internal photosynthetic membranes of vesicular type containing the photosynthetic pigments bacteriochlorophyll a and carotenoids.

The mol% G + C of the DNA is: 63.3–66.3.

Type species: Thiocapsa roseopersicina Winogradsky 1888, 84.

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:	14 Jan 2022 13:00
Last Modified:	14 Jan 2022 13:00
URI:	https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/54875

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