The Ignavibacteriales are an order of obligately

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, non-photosynthetic

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that are closely related to the

green sulfur bacteria The green sulfur bacteria are a phylum of obligately anaerobic photoautotrophic bacteria that metabolize sulfur. Green sulfur bacteria are nonmotile (except ''Chloroherpeton thalassium'', which may glide) and capable of anoxygenic photosynthe ...

Taxonomy

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the

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(LPSN) and

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(NCBI). * Family Ignavibacteriaceae Iino et al. 2010 ** '' Ignavibacterium'' Iino et al. 2010 *** '' Ignavibacterium album'' Iino et al. 2010 * Family Melioribacteraceae Podosokorskaya et al. 2013 ** '' Melioribacter'' Podosokorskaya et al. 2013 *** '' Melioribacter roseus'' Podosokorskaya et al. 2013

References

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Taxonomy

See also

References