Organisms

Ectothiorhodospira

A genus of vibrioid or rod-shaped cells which are motile by polar flagella. Internal photosynthetic membranes are present as lamellar stacks and contain bacteriochlorophyll a or b and carotenoids. Growth occurs photoautotrophically under anaerobic conditions. (From Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 9th ed)

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A genus of vibrioid or rod-shaped cells which are motile by polar flagella. Internal photosynthetic membranes are present as lamellar stacks and contain bacteriochlorophyll a or b and carotenoids. Growth occurs photoautotrophically under anaerobic conditions. (From Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 9th ed)

MeSH Record

Classification

Broader headings

Narrower headings

Related Concepts

Knowledge Graph

Loading graph…

Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.

MeSH Record

Aspects Covered

15 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

MeSH Record

History Note

2000

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. B03w.440w.425.410.405w.500
  2. B03w.660w.250w.145w.500

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ectothiorhodospira. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020587. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020587
  2. Ectothiorhodospira. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21222666