American Society for Microbiology, Genome Announcements, 1(4), 2016
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ABSTRACT Blastochloris viridis is a unique anaerobic, phototrophic purple bacterium that produces bacteriochlorophyll b . Here we report an improved genome sequence of Blastochloris viridis DSM133, which is instrumental to the studies of photosynthesis, metabolic versatility, and genetic engineering of this microorganism.