Green sulfur bacteria

The green sulfur bacteria (Chlorobiaceae) are a family of obligately anaerobic photoautotrophic bacteria. Together with the non-photosynthetic Ignavibacteriaceae, they form the phylum Chlorobi.[1]

Green sulfur bacteria
Green sulfur bacteria in a Winogradsky column
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Superphylum:
FCB group
(unranked):
Bacteroidetes-Chlorobi group
Phylum:
Chlorobi

Iino et al. 2010
Genus

Green sulfur bacteria are nonmotile (except Chloroherpeton thalassium, which may glide) and capable of anoxygenic photosynthesis.[1][2] In contrast to plants, green sulfur bacteria mainly use sulfide ions as electron donors.[3] They are autotrophs that utilize the reverse tricarboxylic acid cycle to perform carbon fixation.[4] Green sulfur bacteria have been found in depths of up to 145m in the Black Sea, with low light availability.[5]

Characteristics of green-Sulfur bacteria:

Major photosynthetic pigment: Bacteriochlorophylls a plus c, d or e

Location of photosynthetic pigment: Chlorosomes and plasma membranes

Photosynthetic electron donor: H2, H2S, S

Sulfur deposition: Outside of the cell

Metabolic type: Photolithoautotrophs[6]

Metabolism

Catabolism

Photosynthesis is achieved using a Type 1 reaction centre, which contains bacteriochlorophyll a, and is taken place in chlorosomes.[1][2] Type 1 reaction centre is equivalent to photosystem I found in plants and cyanobacteria. Green sulfur bacteria use sulfide ions, hydrogen or ferrous iron as electron donors and the process is mediated by the Type I reaction centre and Fenna-Matthews-Olson complex. Reaction centre contains bacteriochlorophylls, P840, which donates electrons to cytochrome c-551 when it is excited by light. Cytochrome c-551 then passes the electrons down the electron chain. P840 is returned to its reduced state by the oxidation of sulfide. Sulfide donates two electrons to yield elemental sulfur. Elemental sulfur is deposited in globules on the extracellular side of the outer membrane. When sulfide is depleted, the sulfur globules are consumed and oxidized to sulfate. However, the pathway of sulfur oxidation is not well-understood.[3]

Anabolism

These autotrophs fix carbon dioxide using the reverse tricarboxylic acid (RTCA) cycle. Energy is consumed to incorporate carbon dioxide in order to assimilate pyruvate and acetate and generate macromolecules. Chlorobium tepidum, a member of green sulfur bacteria was found to be mixotroph due to its ability to use inorganic and organic carbon sources. They can assimilate acetate through the oxidative (forward) TCA (OTCA) cycle in addition to RTCA. In contrast to the RTCA cycle, energy is generated in the OTCA cycle, which may contribute to better growth. However, the capacity of the OTCA cycle is limited because gene that code for enzymes of the OTCA cycle are down-regulated when the bacteria is growing phototrophically.[4]

Habitat

The Black Sea, an extremely anoxic environment, was found to house a large population of green sulfur bacteria at about 100 m depth. Due to the lack of light available in this region of the sea, most bacteria were photosynthetically inactive. The photosynthetic activity detected in the sulfide chemocline suggests that the bacteria need very little energy for cellular maintenance.[5]

A species of green sulfur bacteria has been found living near a black smoker off the coast of Mexico at a depth of 2,500 m in the Pacific Ocean. At this depth, the bacterium, designated GSB1, lives off the dim glow of the thermal vent since no sunlight can penetrate to that depth.[7]

Phylogeny

The currently accepted phylogeny is based on 16S rRNA-based LTP release 123 by The All-Species Living Tree Project.[8]

 
Ignavibacteriaceae
 

Ignavibacterium Iino et al. 2010 emend. Podosokorskaya et al. 2013

 
 

Melioribacter Podosokorskaya et al. 2013

 
 
Chlorobiaceae
 

Chloroherpeton thalassium Gibson et al. 1985

 
 
Prosthecochloris
 

P. aestuarii Gorlenko 1970 emend. Imhoff 2003 (type sp.)

 
 

P. vibrioformis (Pelsh 1936) Imhoff 2003

 
 
 
 
 

Chlorobium chlorovibrioides[notes 2](Gorlenko et al. 1974) Imhoff 2003

 
Chlorobaculum
 

C. tepidum (Wahlund et al. 1996) Imhoff 2003 (type sp.)

 
 

C. thiosulfatiphilum Imhoff 2003

 
 
 
Chlorobium
 

C. luteolum (Schmidle 1901) emend. Imhoff 2003

 
 
 

C. phaeovibrioides Pfennig 1968 emend. Imhoff 2003

 
 
 

C. limicola Nadson 1906 emend. Imhoff 2003 (type sp.)

 
 
 

C. clathratiforme (Szafer 1911) emend. Imhoff 2003

 
 

C. phaeobacteroides Pfennig 1968 emend. Imhoff 2003

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Taxonomy

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature.(LSPN)[9][10]

See also: Bacterial taxonomy
  • Phylum Chlorobi Iino et al. 2010
  • Class Ignavibacteria Iino et al. 2010
    • Order Ignavibacteriales Iino et al. 2010
      • Family Ignavibacteriaceae Iino et al. 2010
        • Genus Ignavibacterium Iino et al. 2010 emend. Podosokorskaya et al. 2013
          • Species Ignavibacterium album Iino et al. 2010 emend. Podosokorskaya et al. 2013
        • Genus Melioribacter roseus Podosokorskaya et al. 2013 ["Melioribacter" Podosokorskaya et al. 2011]
          • Species Melioribacter roseus Podosokorskaya et al. 2011 ["Melioribacter roseus" Podosokorskaya et al. 2011]
  • Class Chlorobea Cavalier-Smith 2002
    • Order Chlorobiales Gibbons and Murray 1978
      • Family Chlorobiaceae Copeland 1956
        • Genus Ancalochloris Gorlenko and Lebedeva 1971
          • Species Ancalochloris perfilievii[notes 3]Gorlenko and Lebedeva 1971
        • Genus Chlorobaculum Imhoff 2003
          • Species "C. macestae"[notes 1]Keppen et al. 2008
          • Species C. limnaeum Imhoff 2003
          • Species C. parvum Imhoff 2003
          • Species C. tepidum (Wahlund et al. 1996) Imhoff 2003 (type sp.) ["Chlorobium tepidum" Wahlund et al. 1991; Chlorobium tepidum Wahlund et al. 1996]
          • Species C. thiosulfatiphilum Imhoff 2003 ["Chlorobium limicola f. sp. thiosulfatophilum" (Larsen 1952) Pfennig & Truper 1971]
        • Genus Chlorobium Nadson 1906 emend. Imhoff 2003
          • Species Chlorobium chlorovibrioides[notes 2](Gorlenko et al. 1974) Imhoff 2003
          • Species C. bathyomarinum[notes 1][7]
          • Species C. chlorochromatii[notes 1]Vogl et al. 2006 (epibiont of the phototrophic consortium Chlorochromatium aggregatum) ["Chlorobium chlorochromatii" Meschner 1957]
          • Species C. gokarna[notes 1]Anil Kumar 2005
          • Species C. clathratiforme (Szafer 1911) emend. Imhoff 2003 ["Aphanothece clathratiformis" Szafer 1911; "Pelodictyon lauterbornii" Geitler 1925; Pelodictyon clathratiforme (Szafer 1911) Lauterborn 1913]
          • Species C. ferrooxidans Heising et al. 1998 emend. Imhoff 2003
          • Species C. luteolum (Schmidle 1901) emend. Imhoff 2003 ["Aphanothece luteola" Schmidle 1901; "Pelodictyon aggregatum" Perfil'ev 1914; "Schmidlea luteola" (Schmidle 1901) Lauterborn 1913; Pelodictyon luteolum (Schmidle 1901) Pfennig and Truper 1971]
          • Species C. limicola Nadson 1906 emend. Imhoff 2003 (type sp.)
          • Species C. phaeobacteroides Pfennig 1968 emend. Imhoff 2003
          • Species C. phaeovibrioides Pfennig 1968 emend. Imhoff 2003
        • Genus Chloroherpeton Gibson et al. 1985
          • Species Chloroherpeton thalassium Gibson et al. 1985
        • Genus Clathrochloris Witt et al. 1989
          • Species "Clathrochloris sulfurica"[notes 1]Witt et al. 1989
        • Genus Pelodictyon Lauterborn 1913
          • Species Pelodictyon phaeum Gorlenko 1972
        • Genus Prosthecochloris Gorlenko 1970 emend. Imhoff 2003
          • Species "P. phaeoasteroides"[notes 1]Puchkova & Gorlenko 1976
          • Species "P. indica"[notes 1]Anil Kumar 2005
          • Species P. aestuarii Gorlenko 1970 emend. Imhoff 2003 (type sp.)
          • Species P. vibrioformis (Pelsh 1936) Imhoff 2003 [Chlorobium vibrioforme Pelsh 1936]

Notes

Photosynthesis in the green sulfur bacteria

The green sulfur bacteria use PS I for photosynthesis. Thousands of bacteriochlorophyll(BCHl) c, d and e of the cells absorb light at 720-750 nm, and the light energy is transferred to BChl a-795 and a-808 before being transferred to Fenna-Matthews-Olson (FMO)-proteins which are connected to reaction centers (RC). The FMO complex then transfers the excitation energy to the RC with its special pair which absorbs at 840 nm in the plasma membrane.[11]

After the reaction centers receive the energy, electrons are ejected and transferred through electron transport chains (ETCs). Some electrons form Fe-S proteins in electron transport chains are accepted by ferredoxins (Fd) which can be involved in NAD(P) reduction and other metabolic reactions.[12]

Carbon fixation of green sulfur bacteria

The reactions of reversal of the oxidative tricarboxylic acid cycle are catalyzed by four enzymes:[4]

  1. pyruvate:ferredoxin (Fd) oxidoreductase:
    acetyl-CoA + CO2 + 2Fdred + 2H+ ⇌ pyruvate + CoA + 2Fdox
  2. ATP citrate lyase:
    ACL, acetyl-CoA + oxaloacetate + ADP + Pi ⇌ citrate + CoA + ATP
  3. α-keto-glutarate:ferredoxin oxidoreductase:
    succinyl-CoA + CO2 + 2Fdred + 2H+ ⇌ α-ketoglutarate + CoA + 2Fdox
  4. fumarare reductase
    succinate + acceptor ⇌ fumarate + reduced acceptor
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See also

References
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