Transfer of Blastobacter natatorius (Sly 1985) to the genus Blastomonas gen. nov. as Blastomonas natatoria comb. nov

Int J Syst Bacteriol. 1997 Apr;47(2):566-8. doi: 10.1099/00207713-47-2-566.

Abstract

The budding bacterium Blastobacter natatorius belongs to the alpha-4 group of the Proteobacteria and clusters phylogenetically on a deep branch with Sphingomonas capsulata, with which it shares 93.9% 16S rRNA sequence similarity. On phylogenetic, phenotypic, and chemotaxonomic grounds a proposal is made to transfer B. natatorius to the genus Blastomonas gen. nov. as Blastomonas natatoria comb. nov.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria / classification*
  • Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria / genetics
  • Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria / metabolism
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid

Substances

  • RNA, Bacterial
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S