Simultaneous Presence of Bacteriochlorophyll and Xanthorhodopsin Genes in a Freshwater Bacterium
Karel Kopejtka, Jürgen Tomasch, Yonghui Zeng, Vadim Selyanin, Marko Dachev, Kasia Piwosz, Martin Tichý, David Bína, Zdenko Gardian, Boyke Bunk, Henner Brinkmann, Robert Geffers, Rubén Sommaruga, Michal Koblížek
Abstract
Phototrophic organisms are key components of many natural environments. There exist two main phototrophic groups: species that collect light energy using various kinds of (bacterio)chlorophylls and species that utilize rhodopsins.
Topics & Concepts
BacteriochlorophyllBacteriaGeneBiologyGeneticsPhotoreceptor and optogenetics researchProtist diversity and phylogenyMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology