Chloroflexi
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| Family: Oscillochloridaceae | ||||||||||
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| Order: Herpetosiphonales | ||||||||||
| Family: Herpetosiphonaceae | ||||||||||
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Also known as a type of 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 non-sulphur 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.
