Chloroflexota

Phylum of bacteria

The Chloroflexota are a phylum of bacteria largely described as green non-sulfur bacteria. The phylum contains classes with a diverse range of phenotypes, including members that are aerobic thermophiles, which use oxygen and grow well in high temperatures; anoxygenic phototrophs, which use light for photosynthesis; and anaerobic halorespirers, which uses halogenated organics (such as the toxic chlorinated ethenes and polychlorinated biphenyls) as electron acceptors. The phylum consists of eight distinct classes: Anaerolinae, Ardenticatenia, Caldilineae, Chloroflexia, Dehalococcoidia, Ktedonobacteria, Tepidiformia and Thermoflexia.

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