Heliobacillus mobilis

Cross Index	Heliobacillus mobilis
SuperSet	Prokaryote, Eubacteria Anoxygenic Phototrophic Bacteria
Compare	Purple Bacteria Internal sulfur granulesAmoebobacter, Chromatium, Lamprobacter modestohalophilus, Lamprocystis roseopersicina, Thiocapsa, Thiocystis, Thiodicyton, Thiopedia rosea , Thiospirillum jenense, External sulfur granules Ectothiorhodospira no granules Rhodobacter, Rhodocyclus, Rhodomicrobium vannieli, Rhodopila globiformis, Rhodopseudomonas, Rhodospirillum, Green Bacteria Sulfur granules Anachloris perfilievii, Chlorobium, Chloroherpeton thalassium, Pelodictyon, Prosthecachloris no sulfur granules Heliobacillus mobilus , Heliobacterium chlorum Multicellular filamentous Chloroflexus aurantiacus, Chloronema, Heliothrix oregonensis, Oscillochloris Anaerobic chemotropic Erythrobacter longus,
Contrast	Oxygenic Phototrophic Bacteria Archaea
Subset

Morphology

Heliobacillus mobilis

CELLULAR

Staining	Gram- negative
Morphology	Rod-shaped cells that are 1.0 um x 7010 um
Motility	peritrichous flagella
Specialized structures	Contain bacteriochlorophyll g as the major photosynthetic pigment. Extensively developed intracytoplasmic membranes of the kind produced by most anoxygenic photosynthetic bacteria are not observed. Cells do not contain chlorosomes or gas vacuoles.

Division

COLONIAL

Solid surface

Liquid

cultures are green

Growth Parameters

Heliobacillus mobilis

PHYSIOLOGICAL

Tropism	photoheterotrophic growth with acetae, pyruvate, lactate or butyrate
Oxygen	obligately anaerobic
pH	pH 7.0-7.2
Temperature	optimum 40-42^oC
Requirements	vitamins are required for growth
Products
Enzymes
Unique features

ENVIRONMENTAL

Habitat	paddy fields and temporarily flooded soils
Lifestyle
Pathogenicity

Distribution

Genome

Heliobacillus mobilis

G+C Mol %

Reference	Heliobacillus mobilis
First citation	Beer-Romero and Gest. 1987. FEMS Microbiol. Lett 41:109-114
The Prokaryotes
Bergey's Determinative	p 360
References