Complete Genome Sequence of the Bacteriochlorophyll
b
-Producing Photosynthetic Bacterium
Blastochloris viridis
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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.
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