1. Photosynthesis and photosynthetic bacteria (introduction)2. Systematics and characteristic of each taxonProteobacteria, Chloroflexus, Green sulfur bacteria, Heliobacteria, Chloracidobacteria, Gemmatimonas3. Ecology and cultivation4. Photosynthetic electron transfer systems5. Metabolism Carbon (Calvin cycle), nitrogen, sulfur6. Pigments and lipidsBacteriochlorophylls, carotenoids, quinones7. Light-harvesting systems and reaction centersRC-LH1, LH2, chlorosomes, energy transfer between pigments, structure analysis8. Photosynthetic genes and regulation of gene expressionGene cluster, regulation9. Origin and evolution of photosynthesis10. Utilization of photosynthetic bacteriaAppendixClassification, culture collection