[4] The cells are rod-shaped, vibrioid, or spirilla, and they are able to move using flagella.

[4] Ectothiorhodospiraceae are a vibrio bacteria that require salty living conditions to survive and grow: classifying them as slightly halophilic.

[4] Like all purple sulfur bacteria, they are capable of photosynthesis.

To complete this energy process, Sulfur compounds are used as electron donors for carbon fixation in the pentose phosphate pathway.

Ectothiorhodospiraceae mobilis Table of Characteristics[4] Note: + = positive, - = negative