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Among photosynthetic microorganisms, Green Sulfur Bacteria are unique due to their capacity to grow at very low light intensities. Their antenna complexes, the chlorosomes, contain the bacteriochlorophylls (BChl c, d or e) the carotenoids (Car), and BChl a in the baseplate [1]. The high packaging and arrangement of pigments within the chlorosomes convert them in highly efficient light-harvesting structures. Brown coloured species can grow under extremely low light conditions both by increasing their specific content of antenna pigments and by modifying their BChl e homolog composition [2]. In contrast, such adaptations were found to be less apparent in green coloured species.
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Guyoneaud, R., MartÃnez-Planells, A., Buitenhuis, E.T., Borrego, C.M., Garcia-Gil, L.J. (1998). Light-Dependent Morphological and Physiological Changes in Prosthecochloris Aestuarii. In: Garab, G. (eds) Photosynthesis: Mechanisms and Effects. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3953-3_43
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