Photosynthetica 2002, 40(4):629-632 | DOI: 10.1023/A:1024324707721

Irradiance Effects on Growth and Bacteriochlorophyll Content of Phototrophic Heliobacteria, Purple and Green Photosynthetic Bacteria

L.K. Kimble-Long1, M.T. Madigan1
1 Department of Microbiology and Center for Systematic Biology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, USA

Two species of heliobacteria along with a purple and green bacterium were tested for their ability to grow phototrophically at irradiances ranging from 0.125 to 50 W m-2. The heliobacteria were incapable of growth below 0.5 W m-2, while both the purple and green bacterium grew at significantly lower irradiances. Specific bacteriochlorophyll contents were higher for the purple and green bacteria than for the heliobacteria at all irradiances tested. Thus in distinct contrast to purple and green bacteria, heliobacteria are "high-irradiance" phototrophs, and this characteristic may influence their distribution in nature.

Additional key words: anoxygenic phototrophs; Chlorobium; generation time; Heliobacillus; Heliobacterium; photosynthetic pigments; Rhodobacter

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Kimble-Long, L.K., & Madigan, M.T. (2002). Irradiance Effects on Growth and Bacteriochlorophyll Content of Phototrophic Heliobacteria, Purple and Green Photosynthetic Bacteria. Photosynthetica, 40(4), 629-632. doi: 10.1023/A:1024324707721
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