green non-sulfur bacteria

English

Noun

green non-sulfur bacteria pl (plural only)

Any bacteria of the class Chloroflexi that photosynthesize, but do not produce oxygen.

Coordinate terms

green sulfur bacteria (Chlorobiaceae)

Further reading

Chloroflexi (class) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Chloroflexi on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Chloroflexi (class) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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