Cross Index Thiospirillopsis floridana
SuperSet Prokaryote, Eubacteria Gliding Bacteria
Compare Cytophagales, Beggiatoales

Single Celled, rod shaped Capnocytophaga, Chitinophaga pinensis , Cytophaga, Flexibacter, Flexithrix dorotheae, Lysobacter, Microscilla, Sporocytophaga myxococcoides, Thermomena,
Flattened, filamentous Gliding: Alysiella filiformis, Simonsiella,
Sulfur oxidizing,Gliding: Achromatium, Beggiatoa alba, Thioploca, Thiospirillopsis floridana, Thiothrix nivea,
The Pelonemas: Achroanema spp, Desmanthos thiorenophilum, Pelenema, Peloploca,
Other Genera: Agitococcus lubricus , Desulfonema Herpetosiphon, Isosphaera pallida, Leucothrix mucor, Saprospira, Toxothrix trichogenes,Vitreoscilla

Contrast Archaea Spirulina Beggiatoa alba
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Morphology Thiospirillopsis floridana
CELLULAR  
Staining  
Morphology Colourless sulfur bacteria occurring in spirally wound filaments. Continuous cell envelope; cells may or may not be visible in filaments
Motility Exhibit a creeping motility combined with rotation, so that the trichomes move forward with a corkscrew motion. The tips may oscillate
Specialized structures  
Division  
COLONIAL  
Solid surface Not grown in pure culture.
Liquid  

 

Growth Parameters Thiospirillopsis floridana
PHYSIOLOGICAL  
Tropism  
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ENVIRONMENTAL  
Habitat sulfur springs, shallow frshwater lakes, marine aquaria
Lifestyle  
Pathogenicity  
Distribution serveral reports suggest that this organism may be widespread

 

Genome Thiospirillopsis floridana
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Reference Thiospirillopsis floridana
First citation Uphof, J.C.T. 1927. Zur Oekologie der Schwefelbakterien in den Schwefelquellen Mittelfloridas. Arch Mikrobiol 18:71-84
The Prokaryotes  
Bergey's Systematatic p 2106 W. R. Strohl
Bergey's Determinative p 493
References