3-398: Thiomargarita is a genus (family Thiotrichaceae ) which includes the vacuolate sulfur bacteria species Thiomargarita namibiensis , Candidatus Thiomargarita nelsonii , and Ca. Thiomargarita joergensii . In 2022, scientists working in a Caribbean mangrove discovered an extremely large member of the genus, provisionally named Ca. T. magnifica , whose cells are easily visible to
6-534: The fixation of carbon into biomass . Carbon fixation occurs via the Calvin Benson Bassham cycle and possibly the reverse Krebs cycle . This Gammaproteobacteria -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Thiotrichaceae Achromatium Beggiatoa Leucothrix Thiobacterium " Candidatus Thiolava " Thiomargarita Thioploca Thiospira Thiothrix The Thiotrichaceae are
9-568: The naked eye at up to 2 centimetres (0.79 in) long. Representatives of this genus can be found in a variety of environments that are rich in hydrogen sulfide , including methane seeps , mud volcanoes , brine pools , and organic-rich sediments such as those found beneath the Benguela Current and Humboldt Current . These bacteria are generally considered to be chemolithotrophs that utilize reduced inorganic species of sulfur as metabolic electron donors to produce energy for
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