Chlorosome

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A chlorosome is a light-harvesting complex found in green sulfur bacteria (GSB) and many green non-sulfur bacteria (GNsB), together known as green bacteria. It is a type of chromatophore, an organelle found in photosynthetic bacteria (e.g. purple bacteria). Chlorosomes are ellipsoidal bodies.

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