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Achromatium (a-chrome-ace-ee-um) is one of the non-photosynthetic sulphur bacteria. It is a heterotrophic bacterium which relies on a supply of organic matter to assist the degradation of reduced sulphur to elemental sulphur - which is then deposited as slightly pink granules inside the cell. Large (for a bacterium). Differential interference contrast.
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- Proteobacteria (Purple Bacteria & relatives)
- Gammaproteobacteria
- Thiotrichales
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- Achromatium
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