DISTRIBUTION OF BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL-A IN SPECIES OF THE GENUS ACIDIPHILIUM

Authors
WAKAO N SHIBA T HIRAISHI A ITO M SAKURAI Y
Citation
N. Wakao et al., DISTRIBUTION OF BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL-A IN SPECIES OF THE GENUS ACIDIPHILIUM, Current microbiology, 27(5), 1993, pp. 277-279
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Current microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03438651
Volume
27
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
277 - 279
Database
ISI
SICI code
0343-8651(1993)27:5<277:DOBISO>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
Bacteriochlorophyll (Bchl) a was found in strains of the strictly aero bic acidophilic heterotrophic bacteria: Acidiphilium rubrum, A. angust um, and A. cryptum. Absorption spectra of the cell-free extracts showe d a large peak at 865 nm and a small peak around 802 nm. Anaerobic gro wth was not observed in either the light or the dark. Bchl a was not d etected in either A. organovorum or A. facilis. Bchl a contents were l ess than ca. 0.7 nmol/mg dry cell weight, being variable among the spe cies.