Distribution of Phototrophic Purple Nonsulfur Bacteria in Massive Blooms in Coastal and Wastewater Ditch Environments

• Published in: Microorganisms (Basel) Vol. 8; no. 2; p. 150
• Main Authors: Hiraishi, Akira, Nagao, Nobuyoshi, Yonekawa, Chinatsu, Umekage, So, Kikuchi, Yo, Eki, Toshihiko, Hirose, Yuu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI 22.01.2020; MDPI AG
• Subjects: anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria; biodiversity; ecosystems; genes; massive blooms; organic matter; phylogenomics; pufm gene; purple nonsulfur bacteria; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; quinones; redox potential; Rhodobacter; Rhodopseudomonas; rhodovulum; Rhodovulum sulfidophilum; sulfides; sulfur; wastewater; anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria; massive blooms; purple nonsulfur bacteria; Rhodovulum; phylogenomics; pufM gene

The biodiversity of phototrophic purple nonsulfur bacteria (PNSB) in comparison with purple sulfur bacteria (PSB) in colored blooms and microbial mats that developed in coastal mudflats and pools and wastewater ditches was investigated. For this, a combination of photopigment and quinone profiling,...