Chromatium
"Chromatium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A genus of gram-negative, ovoid to rod-shaped bacteria that is phototrophic. All species use ammonia as a nitrogen source. Some strains are found only in sulfide-containing freshwater habitats exposed to light while others may occur in marine, estuarine, and freshwater environments.
| Descriptor ID |
D002844
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.440.425.410.290 B03.660.250.110.150
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