Biology:Leptothrix (bacterium)
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Short description: Genus of bacteria
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| Genus: | Leptothrix Kützing 1843[1] |
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| Leptothrix ochracea (Roth 1797) Kützing 1843[1]
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Leptothrix is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria in the class Betaproteobacteria.[3] The name is from the Greek leptos thrix (literally 'fine hair').[1] They occur in standing or slow-flowing, ferruginous, neutral to slightly acidic fresh waters with only low concentrations of organic matter. The energy metabolism of Leptothrix is strictly aerobic, oxidative, and chemoorganoheterotrophic. Five species are known: L. ochracea, L. discophora, L. cholodnii, L. lopholea, and L. mobilis.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Parte, Aidan C.; Euzéby, Jean P.. "Genus Leptothrix" (in English). https://lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/leptothrix. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ↑ "Leptothrix" (in English). Bethesda, MD: National Center for Biotechnology Information. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=88&lvl=3&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock. Retrieved 14 December 2017. "Other names: synonym: Detoniella Trevisan in de Toni and Trevisan 1889 synonym: Chlamydothrix synonym: "Chlamydothrix" Migula 1900 Lineage( full ) cellular organisms; Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Betaproteobacteria; Burkholderiales; unclassified Burkholderiales; Burkholderiales Genera incertae sedis"
- ↑ Emerson, David (2011). "Leptothrix". Encyclopedia of Geobiology. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. pp. 535–536. doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-9212-1_127. ISBN 978-1-4020-9211-4.
Wikidata ☰ Q1820184 entry
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