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Chromatium MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Chromatium
Tree Number(s)
B03.440.425.410.290
B03.660.250.110.150
Unique ID
D002844
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002844
Annotation
in water
Scope Note
A genus of gram-negative, ovoid to rod-shaped bacteria that is phototrophic. All species use ammonia as a nitrogen source. Some strains are found only in sulfide-containing freshwater habitats exposed to light while others may occur in marine, estuarine, and freshwater environments.
Registry Numbers
txid1047
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2020/08/13
Chromatium Preferred
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