chlorobium limicola chlorobium limicola chlorobium limicola is a gram negative bacterial member of green sulfur bacteria genus found in freshwater hot springs. c. limicola is a non-motile mesophile, photoautotrophic/photosynthetic strict anaerobe important to carbon, nitrogen and sulfur cycles in anoxic freshwater environments. strain dsmz 245 t was isolated from gilroy hot spring and whole genome sequencing was accomplished. believed to be morphologically diverse, it was determined that culturing techniques determine some characteristics like slime production and morphology. as a green sulfur bacteria, c. limicola fixes carbon via reverse tca cycle reactions. chlorobium limicola scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: chlorobiota class: "chlorobia" order: chlorobiales family: chlorobiaceae genus: chlorobium species: c. limicola binomial name chlorobium limicolanadson 1906 (approved lists 1980) genetics whole genome sequencing was accomplished on strain dsmz 245 isolated from gilroy hot springs. genome length: 2,763,181bp total genes: 2576 protein coding genes: 2522 ncbi accession: gca_000020465 biotech applications chlorobium limicola has potential in biogas cleanup due to the hydrogen sulfide oxidization process capabilities. chlorobium limicola reduces hydrogen sulfide to elemental sulfur which could eliminate the use of chloroform for the extraction of sulfur from water.