Heliobacteriaceae
Sign in to saveAlso known as Heliobacteria
Heliobacteria are a unique subset of bacteria that process light for energy. Distinguishable from other phototrophic bacteria, they utilize a unique photosynthetic pigment, bacteriochlorophyll g and are the only known Gram-positive phototroph. They are a key player in symbiotic nitrogen fixation alongside plants, and use a type I reaction center like green-sulfur bacteria.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomBacteria
- PhylumFirmicutes_B
- ClassDesulfitobacteriia
- OrderHeliobacteriales
- FamilyHeliobacteriaceae
via GBIF
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Eubacteriales
Show 4 more facts
- taxon rank
- family
- taxon name
- Heliobacteriaceae
- Gram staining
- gram-positive bacteria
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
~3 min read
Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Metabolism
- Taxonomy
- See also
- References
- Further reading
Heliobacteria are a unique subset of bacteria that process light for energy. Distinguishable from other phototrophic bacteria, they utilize a unique photosynthetic pigment, bacteriochlorophyll g and are the only known Gram-positive phototroph. They are a key player in symbiotic nitrogen fixation alongside plants, and use a type I reaction center like green-sulfur bacteria.
RNA trees place the heliobacteria among the Bacillota. They have no outer membrane and like certain other Bacillota (Clostridia), they form heat-resistant endospores, which contain high levels of calcium and dipicolinic acid. Heliobacteria are the only Bacillota known to be phototrophic.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Heliobacteriaceae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.