Rhodospirillum rubrum

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Bacteria
gptkbp:canFormCysts yes
gptkbp:canGrowInDark yes (aerobically)
gptkbp:canGrowInLight yes (anaerobically)
gptkbp:canProduceHydrogen yes
gptkbp:canReduceCO2 yes
gptkbp:carbonSource alcohols
organic acids
sugars
gptkbp:cellSize 0.5-0.8 μm wide
2-10 μm long
gptkbp:cellWallComponent contains lipopolysaccharide
gptkbp:class gptkb:Alphaproteobacteria
gptkbp:color red to purple (in light)
gptkbp:domain gptkb:Bacteria
gptkbp:family Rhodospirillaceae
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1907
Hans Molisch
gptkbp:flagella polar
gptkbp:genomeSize ~4.35 Mb
gptkbp:genus Rhodospirillum
gptkbp:gramStain Gram-negative
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:lake
lakes
freshwater
mud
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rhodospirillum rubrum
gptkbp:metabolism facultative anaerobe
photoheterotrophic
gptkbp:motility motile
gptkbp:nitrogenFixing yes
gptkbp:operatingSystem 25-30°C
gptkbp:optimum_pH 6.8-7.2
gptkbp:order gptkb:Rhodospirillales
gptkbp:oxygenRequirement aerobic (in dark)
anaerobic (in light)
gptkbp:pathogenicTo no
gptkbp:photosynthesisType gptkb:bacteriochlorophyll_a
carotenoids
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Proteobacteria
gptkbp:powerSource light (phototrophic)
organic compounds (heterotrophic)
gptkbp:reproduction binary fission
gptkbp:shape gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:species
1085
gptkbp:typeStrain ATCC 11170
gptkbp:uses hydrogen production
model organism for photosynthesis research
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alphaproteobacteria
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7