Genus Blastochloris
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 3
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Blastochloris Hiraishi 1997, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Blastochloris viridis (Drews and Giesbrecht 1966) Hiraishi 1997.
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Blc. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Etymology: Gr. n. blastos, bud shoot; Gr. adj. chlôros, green; N.L. fem. n. Blastochloris, green bud shoot.
Valid publication: HIRAISHI (A.): Transfer of the bacteriochlorophyll b-containing phototrophic bacteria Rhodopseudomonas viridis and Rhodopseudomonas sulfoviridis to the genus Blastochloris gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 217-219.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Blastochloris gulmargensis Venkata Ramana et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JA248 = DSM 19786 = JCM 14795.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM502287.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. gulmargensis, of or pertaining to Gulmarg, a hilly resort in Kashmir, India, from where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: VENKATA RAMANA (V.), KAPOOR (S.), SHOBHA (E.), RAMPRASAD (E.V.V.), SASIKALA (C.) and RAMANA (C.V.): Blastochloris gulmargensis sp. nov., isolated from an epilithic phototrophic biofilm. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 1811-1816.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Blastochloris sulfoviridis (Keppen and Gorlenko 1975) Hiraishi 1997, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) V.M. Gorlenko P1 = DSM 729 = NBRC 103805.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: D86514.
Basonym: ¤ Rhodopseudomonas sulfoviridis Keppen and Gorlenko 1975 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: L. n. sulfur, sulfur; L. adj. viridis, green; N.L. fem. adj. sulfoviridis, green and with sulfur.
Valid publication: HIRAISHI (A.): Transfer of the bacteriochlorophyll b-containing phototrophic bacteria Rhodopseudomonas viridis and Rhodopseudomonas sulfoviridis to the genus Blastochloris gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 217-219.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Blastochloris viridis (Drews and Giesbrecht 1966) Hiraishi 1997, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) G. Drews F = ATCC 19567= CCUG 7830 = CCUG 30818 = DSM 133 = HAMBI 1089 = LMG 4321 = NBRC 102659.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF084495.
Basonym: ¤ Rhodopseudomonas viridis Drews and Giesbrecht 1966 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: L. fem. adj. viridis, green.
Valid publication: HIRAISHI (A.): Transfer of the bacteriochlorophyll b-containing phototrophic bacteria Rhodopseudomonas viridis and Rhodopseudomonas sulfoviridis to the genus Blastochloris gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 217-219.
Original article in IJSEM Online