Chromatium | |
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Scientific classification | |
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Order: | Chromatiales
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Genus: | Chromatium Perty 1852
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Type species | |
Chromatium okenii | |
Species | |
C. buderi |
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]