''Roseospirillum parvum'' is a
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, nonsulfur,
anaerobic and motile bacterium species from the genus of ''
Roseospirillum
''Roseospirillum'' is a genus of bacteria from the family of Rhodospirillaceae
The Rhodospirillaceae are a family of Pseudomonadota. The majority are purple nonsulfur bacteria, producing energy through photosynthesis; originally all purp ...
'' with a bipolar
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 ...
which has been isolated from the
Sippewissett Salt Marsh The Sippewissett microbial mat is a microbial mat in the Sippewissett Salt Marsh located along the lower eastern Buzzards Bay shoreline of Cape Cod, about 5 miles north of Woods Hole and 1 mile southwest of West Falmouth, Massachusetts, in the Unite ...
in
Cape Cod
Cape Cod is a peninsula extending into the Atlantic Ocean from the southeastern corner of mainland Massachusetts, in the northeastern United States. Its historic, maritime character and ample beaches attract heavy tourism during the summer mont ...
in
in the United States.
References
Further reading
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External links
Type strain of ''Roseospirillum parvum'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
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Rhodospirillales
Bacteria described in 2001