They may be divided into two groups – purple sulfur bacteria ( Chromatiales) and purple non-sulfur bacteria ( Rhodospirillaceae). Purple bacteria are anoxygenic phototrophs widely spread in nature, ...

New research claims that Earth's oceans could one day turn purple as our ongoing fight with climate change continues.

Unlike plants and cyanobacteria, photosynthetic bacteria, such as purple sulfur bacteria, thrive in extreme environments with high salt concentrations and alkalinity. These bacteria use hydrogen ...

The study researchers got their MMB samples from a tidal pool in Massachusetts, which Hatzenpichler is a known site for purple sulfur bacteria. He described the sediment containing the MMB as ...