Heliobacteriaceae
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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.
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Species
FAMILY
- KingdomBacteria
- PhylumFirmicutes_B
- ClassDesulfitobacteriia
- OrderHeliobacteriales
- FamilyHeliobacteriaceae
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- Parent taxon
- Eubacteriales
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- taxon name
- Heliobacteriaceae
- Gram staining
- gram-positive bacteria
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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.