Beggiatoa
E930659
Beggiatoa is a genus of filamentous, sulfur-oxidizing bacteria commonly found in aquatic and sediment environments where they play a key role in sulfur cycling.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bacteria
ⓘ
genus ⓘ |
| associatedProcess | detoxification of sulfide in sediments ⓘ |
| carbonFixation | Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cellShape | filament-forming rods ⓘ |
| cellType | prokaryote ⓘ |
| class | Gammaproteobacteria ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain | Bacteria ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
coupling of sulfur and nitrogen cycles
ⓘ
sulfur cycling ⓘ |
| electronAcceptor |
nitrate
ⓘ
oxygen ⓘ |
| electronDonor |
hydrogen sulfide
ⓘ
thiosulfate ⓘ |
| energySource | reduced sulfur compounds ⓘ |
| family | Beggiatoaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forms |
multicellular filaments
ⓘ
white mats on sediment surfaces ⓘ |
| foundIn |
oxic-anoxic interfaces
ⓘ
sulfide-oxygen transition zones ⓘ |
| gramStain | Gram-negative ⓘ |
| habitat |
aquatic environments
ⓘ
cold seeps ⓘ freshwater sediments ⓘ hydrothermal vents ⓘ marine sediments ⓘ sulfidic sediments ⓘ wastewater systems ⓘ |
| metabolismType |
chemolithotroph
ⓘ
facultative anaerobe ⓘ microaerophilic ⓘ sulfur-oxidizing bacterium ⓘ |
| morphology | filamentous ⓘ |
| motility | gliding motility ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Franz Ernst Christian Nees von Esenbeck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Beggiatoa alba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beggiatoa leptomitiformis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Beggiatoales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oxygenRequirement | microaerophilic zones ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Beggiatoaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Pseudomonadota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | binary fission ⓘ |
| stores |
elemental sulfur granules
ⓘ
polyphosphate granules ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| trophicType |
chemolithoautotroph
ⓘ
mixotroph ⓘ |
| uses | model organism for sulfur-oxidizing bacteria ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1838 ⓘ |
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