Chloroflexi
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Chloroflexi
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria Phylum: Chloroflexi Class: Chloroflexi Order: Chloroflexales Family: Chloroflexaceae
Genera
Chloroflexus Chloronema Heliothrix Roseiflexus
Family: Oscillochloridaceae
Genera
Oscillochloris
Order: Herpetosiphonales
Family: Herpetosiphonaceae
Genera
Herpetosiphon

Also known as green non-sulphur bacteria, the phylum chloroflexi is named for the green pigment which is due to photosynthetic bodies within it called chlorosomes. Motility is accomplished by a form of movement called bacterial gliding. These organisms form colonies of flexible filaments. These are heterotrophic, facultative aerobic organisms. The common name, green nonsulpher bacteria, suggests a relationship to the green sulfur bacteria, but analysis of ribosomal RNA has disproved this. They are more related to the non-photosynthetic bacteria that exhibit bacterial gliding.

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