Green sulfur bacteria

The green sulfur bacteria are a <a href="/facts/Phylum/ELT3Jyax">phylum</a>, Chlorobiota, of obligately <a href="/facts/Anaerobic_organism/bhQnlqCq">anaerobic</a> <a href="/facts/Photoautotrophic/I1KGoVhw">photoautotrophic</a> <a href="/facts/Bacteria/wC8xSCsU">bacteria</a> that metabolize sulfur.
Green sulfur bacteria are <a href="/facts/Motility/Df5BECHL">nonmotile</a> (except Chloroherpeton thalassium, which may glide) and capable of <a href="/facts/Anoxygenic_photosynthesis/vALSo4pU">anoxygenic photosynthesis</a>. They live in anaerobic aquatic environments. In contrast to plants, green sulfur bacteria mainly use <a href="/facts/Sulfide/d8YMjLeu">sulfide</a> ions as electron donors. They are <a href="/facts/Autotroph/UDc8bzqD">autotrophs</a> that utilize the <a href="/facts/Reverse_Krebs_cycle/AYbVnH3c">reverse tricarboxylic acid cycle</a> to perform <a href="/facts/Carbon_fixation/JqvfmCdH">carbon fixation</a>. They are also mixotrophs and reduce nitrogen.

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Green sulfur bacteria