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Description:
Thiocystis (thigh-owe-cyst-is) is a red sulphur bacterium (or purple sulphur bacterium). It is found in sediments above the reduced zone. It oxidizes hydrogen sulphide producing elemental sulphur which is deposited within the bacterial cell as granules of sulphur. Forms aggregates and individual cells are often hard to distinguish. Phase contrast.
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- Proteobacteria (Purple Bacteria & relatives)
- Gammaproteobacteria
- Chromatiales (purple sulfur bacteria and relatives)
- Chromatiaceae (purple sulfur bacteria)
- Thiocystis
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