Chlorobium phaeobacteroides BS1

Chlorobium_phaeobacteroides
Names Chlorobium phaeobacteroides BS1
Accession numbers NC_010831
Background Chlorobium sp. strain BS1 is a green sulfur bacterium cultivated from the chemocline of the Black Sea. Cells are rod-shaped, immotile and brown-colored. This bacterium forms an extremely dilute, but detectable population in the Black Sea at a depth of about 100 m. The ecological situation of phototrophic organisms in the Black Sea chemocline is comparable to that of plants grown at a distance of 50 m from a little candle in an otherwise pitch black greenhouse. The cells produce chlorosomes that are two-fold larger than those of another Chlorobium phaeobacteroides strain (DSM 266, the type strain) to take advantage of this small amount of light (adapted from http://genome.jgi-psf.org/finished_microbes/chlpb/chlpb.home.html). (HAMAP: CHLPB)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Chlorobi
Class:Chlorobia
Order:Chlorobiales
Family:Chlorobiaceae
Genus:Chlorobium
Species:phaeobacteroides
Strain BS1
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (05-JUN-2008) US DOE Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive B100, Walnut Creek, CA 94598-1698, USA
(09-JUN-2008) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
Sequencing quality Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method Sanger
Isolation site From the chemocline of the Black Sea
Isolation country NA
Number of replicons 1
Gram staining properties Negative
Shape Bacilli
Mobility No
Flagellar presence No
Number of membranes 2
Oxygen requirements Facultative
Optimal temperature NA
Temperature range Mesophilic
Habitat Aquatic
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name NA
Cell arrangement Chains, Singles
Sporulation Nonsporulating
Metabolism Nitrogen fixation
Energy source Photosynthetic
Diseases None
Pathogenicity No