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The Family Chlorobiaceae

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The Prokaryotes

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The species and genera included in the physiological and ecological group of the green sulfur bacteria (Chlorobium and related genera; the Chlorobiaceae) share a number of particular characteristics which suggest that these genera may be genetically related. However, until now only a few strains have been studied with respect to the similarities of the oligonucleotide sequences of their 16S rRNA (Woese, 1987) and their 5S rRNA (van den Eynde et al., 1990). Thus, the Chlorobiaceae cannot yet be considered as a family of genetically related genera comparable to the Chromatiaceae (Fowler et al., 1984) (see also Chapter 170). The closest relatives of the Chlorobiaceae analyzed so far form a cluster containing Bacteroides fragilis and other Bacteroides species; with respect to all other groups of anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria, the Chlorobiaceae appear to be a well-isolated group (SAB value < 0.25).

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Trüper, H.G., Pfennig, N. (1992). The Family Chlorobiaceae. In: Balows, A., Trüper, H.G., Dworkin, M., Harder, W., Schleifer, KH. (eds) The Prokaryotes. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2191-1_33

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