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Order of bacteria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Rhodospirillales are an order of Pseudomonadota.[1]
Purple sulfur bacteria | |
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Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
Order: | Rhodospirillales Pfennig and Trüper 1971 (Approved Lists 1980) |
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The Acetobacteraceae comprise the acetic acid bacteria, which are heterotrophic and produce acetic acid during their respiration.[2]
The Rhodospirillaceae include mainly purple nonsulfur bacteria, which produce energy through photosynthesis.[2]
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN).[1] The phylogeny is based on whole-genome analysis.[3][lower-alpha 1]
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