Heliobacterial photosynthesis

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This is a unique type of photosynthesis that occurs in heliobacteria. It involves the use of bacteriochlorophylls and a type of reaction center called the P840 in a different way than other bacteria. The electron donor is sulfur and the final electron acceptor is located within the cell wall, making heliobacterial photosynthesis quite different from both oxygenic and anoxygenic photosynthesis.