Primary production by the purple nonsulfur bacterium Rhodopila globiformis in an acidic, moderately sulfidic warm spring

ABSTRACT Populations of the acidophilic purple nonsulfur bacterium Rhodopila globiformis were identified in two geographically distinct thermal areas in Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming, USA), as confirmed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing and detection of characteristic methoxylated ketocarotenoids. Mi...

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Published in:	Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Main Authors:	Kristopher M. Fecteau, Katelyn M. Weeks, R. Vincent Debes, Tanner J. Barnes, Kirtland J. Robinson, Joshua J. Nye, Melody R. Lindsay, Eric S. Boyd, Everett L. Shock
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	American Society for Microbiology 2025-10-01
Subjects:	Yellowstone carotenoid acidophile sulfide anoxygenic photosynthesis carbon fixation
Online Access:	https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/aem.01217-25