Abstract
Rhodovulum is a marine Gram-negative purple photosynthetic bacterial genus that is a member of the Alphaproteobacteria. Strain BSW8 is a variant that does not appear to make a polysaccharide slime capsule, and its genome sequence further contributes to the diversity of sequenced genomes belonging to this genus.
Highlights
Rhodovulum is a marine Gram-negative purple photosynthetic bacterial genus that is a member of the Alphaproteobacteria
According to JSpecies average nucleotide identity [14], BSW8 is not close to W4 but is 94% identical to R. kholense and R. viride, placing it on the borderline of a separate species. Both BSW8 and R. kholense are equidistant from R. sulfidophilum strain W4 at 86 to 87% identity, so they are clearly not R. sulfidophilum
R. viride and R. kholense are 98.0% identical to one another, while strain MB263 is an intermediate species between R. sulfidophilum W4 (92%) and BSW8 (87%)
Summary
Rhodovulum is a marine Gram-negative purple photosynthetic bacterial genus that is a member of the Alphaproteobacteria. Received 12 July 2018 Accepted 26 July 2018 Published 23 August 2018 Citation Rayyan AA, Meyer TE, Kyndt JA. Draft genome sequence and brief history of Rhodovulum sp.
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