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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetes |
| Order: | Geodermatophilales |
| Family: | Geodermatophilaceae |
| Genus: | Blastococcus Ahrens & Moll 1970 (Approved Lists 1980) |
| Type species | |
| Blastococcus aggregatus Ahrens & Moll 1970
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Blastococcus is a Gram-positive, coccoid and aerobic genus of bacteria from the family of Geodermatophilaceae.1234
Phylogeny
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)1 and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).5
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Species incertae sedis:
- B. goldschmidtiae Nouioui et al. 2025
References
References
- Blastococcus in LPSN; Freese, H. M.; Meier-Kolthoff, J. P.; Sardà Carbasse, J.; Afolayan, A. O.; Göker, M. (29 October 2025). "TYGS and LPSN in 2025: a Global Core Biodata Resource for genome-based classification and nomenclature of prokaryotes within DSMZ Digital Diversity". Nucleic Acids Research. 53: D1–D12. doi:10.1093/nar/gkaf1110.
- Parker, Charles Thomas; Osier, Nicole Danielle; Garrity, George M (2009). Parker, Charles Thomas; Garrity, George M. (eds.). "Nomenclature Abstract for Blastococcus Ahrens and Moll 1970 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Hezbri et al. 2016". The NamesforLife Abstracts. doi:10.1601/nm.7640.
- Stackebrandt, Erko; Schumann, Peter (2015). "Blastococcus". Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. pp. 1–9. doi:10.1002/9781118960608.gbm00043. ISBN 978-1-118-96060-8.
- Whitman, William B.; Goodfellow, Michael; Kämpfer, Peter; Busse, Hans-Jürgen; Trujillo, Martha E.; Ludwig, Wolfgang; Suzuki, Ken-ichiro (2012). Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology: Volume 5: The Actinobacteria. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9780387682334.
- C.L. Schoch; et al. "Blastococcus". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
- "The LTP". Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- "LTP_all tree in newick format". Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- "LTP_10_2024 Release Notes" (PDF). Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- "GTDB release 10-RS226". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- "bac120_r226.sp_label". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- "Taxon History". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
Further reading
Further reading
- Hezbri, K; Louati, M; Nouioui, I; Gtari, M; Rohde, M; Spröer, C; Schumann, P; Klenk, HP; Ghodhbane-Gtari, F; Montero-Calasanz, MD (November 2016). "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. 66 (11): 4864–4872. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.001443. PMID 27553620.
- Lee, SD (October 2006). "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. 56 (Pt 10): 2391–6. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.64268-0. PMID 17012568.
- Urzì, C; Salamone, P; Schumann, P; Rohde, M; Stackebrandt, E (January 2004). "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. 54 (Pt 1): 253–9. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.02745-0. PMID 14742489.
- 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. (24 April 2012). "Genome Sequence of Blastococcus saxobsidens DD2, a Stone-Inhabiting Bacterium" (PDF). Journal of Bacteriology. 194 (10): 2752–2753. doi:10.1128/JB.00320-12. PMC 3347193. PMID 22535935.