Abstract
‘ Chlorochromatium aggregatum ’ is a phototrophic consortium, a symbiosis that may represent the highest degree of mutual interdependence between two unrelated bacteria not associated with a eukaryotic host. ‘ Chlorochromatium aggregatum ’ is a motile, barrel-shaped aggregate formed from a single cell of ‘ Candidatus Symbiobacter mobilis”, a polarly flagellated, non-pigmented, heterotrophic bacterium, which is surrounded by approximately 15 epibiont cells of Chlorobium chlorochromatii, a non-motile photolithoautotrophic green sulfur bacterium.
| Original language | American English |
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| Journal | Genome Biology |
| Volume | 14 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 22 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- CpcA
- Genomic Island
- Green Sulfur Bacterium
- Heme Oxygenase
- Purple Sulfur Bacterium
Disciplines
- Bacteria
- Genetics
- Biology
- Bioinformatics