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RhodopilaRANK: GenusTAXONOMY: cellular organisms -> Bacteria -> Proteobacteria -> Alphaproteobacteria -> Rhodospirillales -> Acetobacteraceae -> Rhodopila OVERVIEW: Cells are spherical to ovoid, motile by means of polar flagella, and divide by binary fission . Gram negative, belonging to the Alphaproteobacteria. Internal photosynthetic membranes are of the vesicular type. Photosynthetic pigments are bacteriochlorophyll a and carotenoids. Major fatty acids are C18:1 (~75%) and C16:0. Ubiquinones, menaquinones, and rhodoquinones with 9 and 10 isoprene units are present. The mol% G + C of the DNA is: 66.3. Type species: Rhodopila globiformis |