Chlorobium limicola is a gram negative bacterial member of green sulfur bacteria genus found in freshwater hot springs. C. limicola is a non-motile mesophile, photoautotrophic / photosynthetic strict anaerobe important to carbon, nitrogen and sulfur cycles in anoxic freshwater environments.[1] Strain DSMZ 245 T was isolated from Gilroy Hot Springs in California, and whole genome sequencing was accomplished.[2] Believed to be morphologically diverse, it was determined that culturing techniques determine some characteristics like slime production and morphology.[3][1] As a green sulfur bacteria, C. limicola fixes carbon via reverse TCA cycle reactions.[1]
| Chlorobium limicola | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Chlorobiota |
| Class: | "Chlorobia" |
| Order: | Chlorobiales |
| Family: | Chlorobiaceae |
| Genus: | Chlorobium |
| Species: | C. limicola
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| Binomial name | |
| Chlorobium limicola Nadson 1906 (Approved Lists 1980)
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Genetics
editWhole genome sequencing was accomplished on Strain DSMZ 245 isolated from Gilroy Hot Springs.[2]
Genome length: 2,763,181bp
Total genes: 2576
Protein coding genes: 2522
NCBI Accession: GCA_000020465
Biotech applications
editChlorobium limicola has potential in biogas cleanup due to the hydrogen sulfide oxidization process capabilities. Chlorobium limicola reduces hydrogen sulfide to elemental sulfur which could eliminate the use of chloroform for the extraction of sulfur from water.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Home - Chlorobium limicola DSM 245". Genome Portal of the Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
- ^ a b "Chlorobium limicola DSM 245". Integrated Microbial Genomes database of the Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
- ^ Bicknell, Alice K. (January 1952). "The Morphology of Chlorobium Limicola". Journal of Bacteriology. 63 (1): 145–146. doi:10.1128/jb.63.1.145-146.1952. ISSN 0021-9193. PMC 169946. PMID 14927558.
- ^ Aliboni, A.; Lona, L.; Felici, C.; Corsaro, N.; Izzo, G.; De Luca, E. (2015-09-01). "Analytical protocols for the determination of sulphur compounds characteristic of the metabolism of Chlorobium limicola". Analytical Chemistry Research. 5: 9–13. doi:10.1016/j.ancr.2015.05.002. ISSN 2214-1812.