Related Experiment Video
Updated: Apr 4, 2026

Robust DNA Isolation and High-throughput Sequencing Library Construction for Herbarium Specimens
Published on: March 8, 2018
Complete Genome Sequence of the Bacteriochlorophyll b-Producing Photosynthetic Bacterium Blastochloris viridis
Yusuke Tsukatani1, Yuu Hirose2, Jiro Harada3
1Earth-Life Science Institute, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Saitama, Japan tsukatani@elsi.jp.
Abstract:
We report the complete genome sequence of the purple photosynthetic bacterium Blastochloris viridis belonging to α-Proteobacteria. This is the first completed genome sequence of a phototroph producing bacteriochlorophyll b. The genome information will be useful for further analysis of the photosynthetic energy conversion system and bacteriochlorophyll pigment biosynthesis.
Related Concept Videos
Comparing Mitochondrial, Chloroplast, and Prokaryotic Genomes
Export of Mitochondrial and Chloroplast Genes
Diversity of Protists I
The Anatomy of Chloroplasts
Structure of...

