Rhodopila

Rhodopila
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Alphaproteobacteria
Order: Rhodospirillales
Family: Acetobacteraceae
Genus: Rhodopila
Imhoff et al. 1984
Species:
R. globiformis
Binomial name
Rhodopila globiformis
(Pfennig 1974) Imhoff et al. 1984
Synonyms

Rhodopseudomonas globiformis Pfennig 1974

Rhodopila globiformis is a species of bacteria, formerly known as Rhodopseudomonas globiformis.[1] It is the only species in the genus Rhodopila.[2]It is a motile, spherical organism. Cells can grow between 1.6 and 1.8 μm in diameter. The photopigments consist of bacteriochlorophyll aP and aliphatic methoxylated ketocarotenoids. The organism grows under anaerobic conditions in the light or under microaerophilic conditions in the dark. Biotin, p-aminobenzoic acid and a source of reduced sulfur are required as growth factors in order to cultivate this bacteria. This bacteria possesses a high potential cytochrome c2.[3]

References

  1. ^ Pfennig, Norbert (1974). "Rhodopseudomonas globiformis, sp. n., a new species of the Rhodospirillaceae". Archives of Microbiology. 100 (1): 197–206. doi:10.1007/BF00446317. ISSN 0302-8933. S2CID 44205171.
  2. ^ A.C. Parte; et al. "Rhodopila". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  3. ^ Benning MM, Meyer TE, Holden HM (September 1996). "Molecular structure of a high potential cytochrome c2 isolated from Rhodopila globiformis". Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 333 (2): 338–48. doi:10.1006/abbi.1996.0400. PMID 8809072.

Further reading

  • Staley, James T.; Garrity, George M.; Boone, David R.; Castenholz, Richard W.; Don J. Brenner; Krieg, Noel R. (2001). Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology. Berlin: Springer. pp. 83. ISBN 0-387-24145-0.
  • Belova, Svetlana E.; Pankratov, Timofei A.; Detkova, Ekaterina N.; Kaparullina, Elena N.; Dedysh, Svetlana N. (July 20, 2009). "Acidisoma tundrae gen. nov., sp. nov. and Acidisoma sibiricum sp. nov., two acidophilic, psychrotolerant members of the Alphaproteobacteria from acidic northern wetlands". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 59. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.009209-0.


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