Chrysiogenes

{{Taxobox | color = lightgrey | name = Chrysiogenetes | regnum = Bacteria | divisio = Chrysiogenetes | divisio_authority = Garrity & Holt, 2002 | ordo = Chrysiogenales | ordo_authority = Garrity & Holt, 2002 | familia = Chrysiogenaceae | familia_authority = Garrity & Holt, 2002 | genus = Chrysiogenes | genus_authority = Macy et al., 1996 | species = C. arsenatis | binomial = Chrysiogenes arsenatis | binomial_authority = Macy et al., 1996 }} Chrysiogenes arsenatis is a species of bacteriumgiven its own phylum or division, called the Chrysiogenetes. It has a unique lifestyle and biochemistry. It is a chemolithoautotroph meaning that it uses chemical means to digest rock for energy and does not require organic matter for its existence. In this organisms case, it eats arsenic. Arsenic is usually toxic to life, but these organisms use arsenite, an oxidized form of arsenic, as an electron donorto create energy. Chrysiogenes arsenatis is found in environments rich in arsenite, such as the arsenic-contaminated sediments of Lake Coeur D'Alenein Idaho, or in a gold mine in the Northern Territoryof Australia.es:Chrysiogenetes zh:????

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