''Roseobacter litoralis'' is a species of aerobic pink-pigmented bacteria.
It contains
Bacteriochlorophyll
Bacteriochlorophylls (BChl) are photosynthetic pigments that occur in various phototrophic bacteria. They were discovered by C. B. van Niel in 1932. They are related to chlorophylls, which are the primary pigments in plants, algae, and cyanobact ...
a. It contains
spheroidenone, does not synthesize bacteriochlorophyll anaerobically, but shows aerobic
phototroph
Phototrophs () are organisms that carry out photon capture to produce complex organic compounds (e.g. carbohydrates) and acquire energy. They use the energy from light to carry out various cellular metabolic processes. It is a common misconcep ...
ic activity. It is also considered a photosynthetic marine bacterium.
Cells are ovoid or rod-shaped and
motile
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Definitions
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by subpolar
flagella
A flagellum (; ) is a hairlike appendage that protrudes from certain plant and animal sperm cells, and from a wide range of microorganisms to provide motility. Many protists with flagella are termed as flagellates.
A microorganism may have f ...
. ''R. litoralis'' does not
reduce
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* Reduction (chemistry), part of a reduction-oxidation (redox) reaction in which atoms have their oxidation state changed.
** Organic redox reaction, a redox react ...
nitrate
Nitrate is a polyatomic ion
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, while ''
R. dentrificans'' does. R. litoralis can be found in marine seaweed.
References
Further reading
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External links
Type strain of ''Roseobacter litoralis'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Thermophiles
Rhodobacteraceae
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