Microbial Photosynthesis

Introduction

In the context of microbiology, photosynthesis refers to a particular process and with the help of the process or the chemical reaction; plants, algae and bacteria change their water into O2 and CO2 into glucose or sugars. As per the view of the study, it can be stated that the microbial plants or bacteria use the sunlight as a resource of energy. The bacterial photosynthesis is related to the above-mentioned term and this is called anoxygenic.  

Discussion 

Significance of Microbial photosynthesis

Microbial photosynthesis is also called bacterial photosynthesis because the bacteria can play a particular role and responsibility in the context of this particular type of photosynthesis. The cyanobacteria and other types of photosynthetic bacteria can adjust for the harvesting and these types of bacteria are also developing in the competition for energy related to sunlight. These microbes also accommodate the pigments associated with light-harvesting. They release O2 and absorb CO2. The cyanobacteria or the green sulphur bacteria is the only type of oxygenic bacteria. Other photosynthetic bacteria are anoxygenic. 

Process related to photosynthesis

According to the particular discussion, it can be stated that there is a specific process of photosynthesis which comprises the seven crucial steps. These steps are discussed below:

Step 1: This is the light dependent step and with the help of this step CO2 and H2O enters in the leaf of the plants. 

Step 2: This step is also based on the sunlight and the sunlight bash the pigments which are situated in the membrane of thylakoid. This step can help to split the O2 as well as H2O. 

Step 3: In this particular step, the electron can come down to enzymes. 

Step 4: This particular step of photosynthesis is related to the bashing of sunlight in the second pigment of molecules which allows the enzymes to change ADP to ATP and NADP to NADPH. 

Step 5: This step is basically used for the Calvin cycle which converts the CO2 from the environment into general sugar glucose. 

Step 6:  This step is associated with the ATP and NADPH which are used in the cycle of Calvin which tries to convert 3CO2 from the atmosphere to glucose. 

Step 7: This step is related to the Calvin cycle which has two particular parts such as atmospheric CO2 fixation and then reduction of the fixed carbon.  

Reaction of photosynthesis

There is a particular reaction of the photosynthesis which is described below:

6 CO2 +6 H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2

The meaning of the reaction is six CO2 molecules as well as six water molecules are converted by the photosynthetic bacteria to the light energy which is captured by chlorophyll, sugar or glucose molecules and six oxygen molecules. 

In the context of the reaction, it has been clear that photosynthesis refers to the specific process and the green plants or bacteria can transform their light sources into chemical sources. 

Microbial photosynthesis

Basically, microbial photosynthesis is the form of photosynthesis related to the algae or the bacteria which are called microbes. There are two separate processes of photosynthesis related to the eukaryotes and prokaryotes. 

Eukaryotic photosynthesis: This can be stated that photosynthesis is complete under the chloroplast in the context of the entire phototrophic eukaryotes. This particular process is associated with the meiosis bacteria. On the other hand, it can be stated that the chloroplast can be closed by the double membrane which has two layers like inner and outer layers. 

Prokaryotic photosynthesis: This is another type of photosynthesis related to the procaryotes. In the context of this type of photosynthesis, it has been observed that the particular photosynthesis does not have any kind of organized membrane. In this case, they have only the plasma membranes. In the context of the cyanobacteria, the membranes have the pigments which have photosynthetic molecules and with the help of these membranes, the sources of the light energy can be changed into the chemical energy. 

Conclusion     

As per the suggestion of the study, the discussion can be concluded that there are some essential uses and application of the microbial photosynthesis as well as the photosynthetic bacterias. These types of bacterias can help to assert the energy from carbon monoxide and the organic acids and this energy can be used for the metabolism and growth. The growth of organic acids can follow the tricarboxylic acid cycle.