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Chlorobium are Gram-negative rods or spirals. They are photoautotrophs and use H2S as electron source; they are also known as the Green Sulfur Bacteria. They are anaerobic and carry out anoxygenic photosynthesis using bacteriochlorophyll.
Domain Bacteria
Phylum Chlorobi
Class Chlorobia
Bergey's Manual Volume 1: The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria