Chloroflexi

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf phylum
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs green non-sulfur bacteria
gptkbp:cellWallComponent peptidoglycan layer
lacks outer membrane
gptkbp:describedBy Garrity and Holt, 2001
gptkbp:domain gptkb:Bacteria
gptkbp:ecologicalRole degradation of organic matter
dehalogenation of pollutants
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1974
gptkbp:flagella absent
gptkbp:genomeSize 2.5-6.0 Mb
gptkbp:gramStain Gram-negative
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:hot_springs
soil
marine environments
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chloroflexi
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Bacteria
gptkbp:mayInclude Thermomicrobia
Anaerolineae
Chloroflexia
Dehalococcoidia
Ktedonobacteria
gptkbp:metabolism chemoheterotrophic
photoheterotrophic
gptkbp:motility gliding
gptkbp:notableMember Chloroflexus aurantiacus
Dehalococcoides mccartyi
Roseiflexus castenholzii
gptkbp:oxygenRequirement aerobic
anaerobic
gptkbp:photosynthesisType bacteriochlorophyll c
bacteriochlorophyll d
bacteriochlorophyll e
gptkbp:phylogeneticPosition deep-branching bacteria
gptkbp:powerSource light
organic compounds
gptkbp:reproduction binary fission
gptkbp:shape filamentous
gptkbp:temperature thermophilic
mesophilic
gptkbp:typeSpecies Chloroflexus aurantiacus
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Terrabacteria
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6