Phenomenal Diversity of the Photosynthetic Apparatus Evolved in Aerobic Anoxygenic Phototrophs.

ABSTRACT: Aerobic anoxygenic phototrophs (AAPs) are intrinsically paradoxical; these species use a pathway commonly found in oxygen-deprived environments called anoxygenic photosynthesis, as a supplementary energy source to their obligately aerobic respiration. At the surface, such a combination seems odd, but AAPs thrive in a plethora of environments and are phylogenetically broad, suggesting that this feature is advantageous and ecologically valuable. The range of habitats and taxonomy have been reviewed, yet the main element which unites the group, their anoxygenic photosynthesis, which is diverse in its components, has not received the deserved attention. The intricate light-capturing photosynthetic complex forms the site of photon-induced energy transfer and therefore, the core basis of the pro

SUBMITTER: Yurkov V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12654162 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature