Chromatium Explained

Chromatium is a genus of photoautotrophic Gram-negative bacteria which are found in water.^[1] The cells are straight rod-shaped or slightly curved. They belong to the purple sulfur bacteria and oxidize sulfide to produce sulfur which is deposited in intracellular granules of the cytoplasm.^[2]

External links

• Chromatium J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature

Notes and References

1. Book: Madigan M, Martinko J (editors) . Brock Biology of Microorganisms . 13th . Pearson Education . 2006 . 0-321-73551-X . 1096.
2. George M. Garrity: Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. 2. Auflage. Springer, New York, 2005, Volume 2: The Proteobacteria, Part B: The Gammaproteobacteria