Purple Phototrophic Bacteria

These bacteria carry out an-oxygenic photosynthesis. Thus, unlike the cyanobacteria oxygen is not released by these groups. These bacteria are a morphologically diverse group and their classification has been established along phylogenetic, morphological and physiological lines. Different genera fall within the Alpha-, Beta-, or Gammaproteobacteria. Bacteriochlorophylls and carotenoid pigments are present on them. Due to … Read more