Complete genome sequence of the filamentous anoxygenic phototrophic bacterium Chloroflexus aurantiacus

Abstract

The genomic analyses presented in this report, along with previous physiological, ecological and biochemical studies, indicate that the anoxygenic phototroph Cfl. aurantiacus has many interesting and certain unique features in its metabolic pathways. The complete genome may also shed light on possible evolutionary connections of photosynthesis.