Blastococcus Explained

Blastococcus is a Gram-positive, coccoid and aerobic genus of bacteria from the family of Geodermatophilaceae.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)^[4] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)^[5]

Species incertae sedis:

• B. carthaginiensis Kammoun et al. 2023

See also

• List of bacterial orders
• List of bacteria genera

Further reading

• Hezbri. K. Louati. M. Nouioui. I. Gtari. M. Rohde. M. Spröer. C. Schumann. P. Klenk. HP. Ghodhbane-Gtari. F. Montero-Calasanz. MD. Blastococcus capsensis sp. nov., isolated from an archaeological Roman pool and emended description of the genus Blastococcus, B. aggregatus, B. saxobsidens, B. jejuensis and B. endophyticus. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. November 2016. 66. 11. 4864–4872. 10.1099/ijsem.0.001443. 27553620. free.
• Lee. SD. Blastococcus jejuensis sp. nov., an actinomycete from beach sediment, and emended description of the genus Blastococcus Ahrens and Moll 1970.. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. October 2006. 56. Pt 10. 2391–6. 10.1099/ijs.0.64268-0. 17012568. free.
• Urzì. C. Salamone. P. Schumann. P. Rohde. M. Stackebrandt. E. Blastococcus saxobsidens sp. nov., and emended descriptions of the genus Blastococcus Ahrens and Moll 1970 and Blastococcus aggregatus Ahrens and Moll 1970.. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. January 2004. 54. Pt 1. 253–9. 10.1099/ijs.0.02745-0. 14742489. free.
• Chouaia. B.. Crotti. E.. Brusetti. L.. Daffonchio. D.. Essoussi. I.. Nouioui. I.. Sbissi. I.. Ghodhbane-Gtari. F.. Gtari. M.. Vacherie. B.. Barbe. V.. Medigue. C.. Gury. J.. Pujic. P.. Normand. P.. Genome Sequence of Blastococcus saxobsidens DD2, a Stone-Inhabiting Bacterium. Journal of Bacteriology. 24 April 2012. 194. 10. 2752–2753. 10.1128/JB.00320-12. free.

Notes and References

1. Parker. Charles Thomas. Osier. Nicole Danielle. Garrity. George M. Nomenclature Abstract for Blastococcus Ahrens and Moll 1970 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Hezbri et al. 2016.. The NamesforLife Abstracts. 10.1601/nm.7640. 2024-04-17 . en.
2. Stackebrandt. Erko. Schumann. Peter. Blastococcus. Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. 2015. 1–9 . 10.1002/9781118960608.gbm00043. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 978-1-118-96060-8 . en.
3. Book: Whitman. William B.. Goodfellow. Michael. Kämpfer. Peter. Busse. Hans-Jürgen. Trujillo. Martha E.. Ludwig. Wolfgang. Suzuki. Ken-ichiro. Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology: Volume 5: The Actinobacteria. 2012. Springer Science & Business Media. 9780387682334. en.
4. Web site: A.C. Parte. Blastococcus. 2023-09-09. List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). et al..
5. Web site: Sayers. Blastococcus. 2023-09-09. National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. et al..
6. Web site: The LTP . 20 November 2023.
7. Web site: LTP_all tree in newick format. 20 November 2023.
8. Web site: LTP_08_2023 Release Notes. 20 November 2023.
9. Web site: GTDB release 08-RS214 . Genome Taxonomy Database. 10 May 2023.
10. Web site: bac120_r214.sp_label . Genome Taxonomy Database. 10 May 2023.
11. Web site: Taxon History . Genome Taxonomy Database. 10 May 2023.