Herpetosiphonales

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Herpetosiphonales
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Herpetosiphonales

Gupta et al. 2013
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Herpetosiphonaceae

Herpetosiphonales is an order of bacteria in the class Chloroflexia. [1]

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The Chloroflexia are a class of bacteria in the phylum Chloroflexota. Chloroflexia are typically filamentous, and can move about through bacterial gliding. It is named after the order Chloroflexales.

The Chloroflexota are a phylum of bacteria containing isolates with a diversity of phenotypes, including members that are aerobic thermophiles, which use oxygen and grow well in high temperatures; anoxygenic phototrophs, which use light for photosynthesis ; and anaerobic halorespirers, which uses halogenated organics as electron acceptors.

References

  1. Garrity, George M. (2001). Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology (2nd ed.). New York: Springer. pp.  427–446. ISBN   978-0-387-21609-6.