Green sulfur bacteria facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Green sulfur bacteria |
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Green sulfur bacteria in a Winogradsky column | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | |
Phylum: |
Chlorobi group
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Class: |
Chlorobia
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Order: |
Chlorobiales
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Family: |
Chlorobiaceae
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Genera | |
Chlorobium |
The green sulfur bacteria are a family of obligately anaerobic photoautotrophic bacteria. Most closely related to the distant Bacteroidetes, they are accordingly assigned their own phylum.
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In Spanish: Chlorobi para niños
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