Could anybody help me to know a brief detail on purple bacteria? Are they psychrophilic?

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Mushtaq Ahmad

Isolation and Characterization of Psychrophilic Purple Bacteria From Antarctica

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/302272537_Isolation_and_Characterization_of_Psychrophilic_Purple_Bacteria_From_Antarctica

may be helpful

Chapter Isolation and Characterization of Psychrophilic Purple Bacte...

Sosanka PROTIM Sandilya

Thank u Mustaq Ahmed Sir...I would definitely go through the manuscript

Arvind Singh

Please have a look at this researchgate links.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/226476437_An_Overview_of_Purple_Bacteria_Systematics_Physiology_and_Habitats

Chapter An Overview of Purple Bacteria: Systematics, Physiology, and Habitats

Thank u very much Arvind Singh Sir