Blastococcus

Blastococcus
Scientific classification
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
Species
	See text

Blastococcus is a Gram-positive, coccoid and aerobic genus of bacteria from the family of Geodermatophilaceae.

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).

16S rRNA based LTP_10_2024

120 marker proteins based GTDB 10-RS226

Blastococcus~

Blastococcus carthaginiensis Kammoun et al. 2023

	Blastococcus atacamensis Castro et al. 2018

	Blastococcus saxobsidens Urzì et al. 2004

Blastococcus endophyticus Zhu et al. 2013

	Blastococcus capsensis Hezbri et al. 2016

	Blastococcus xanthinilyticus Hezbri et al. 2018

Blastococcus

B. aurantiacus Montero-Calasanz et al. 2023

	B. aggregatus Ahrens and Moll 1970

	B. fimeti Montero-Calasanz et al. 2023

B. colisei Hezbri et al. 2017

B. tunisiensis Louati et al. 2022

B. haudaquaticus Montero-Calasanz et al. 2023

B. jejuensis Lee 2006

B. mobilis Montero-Calasanz et al. 2023

	B. deserti Yang et al. 2019

	B. litoris Lee et al. 2018

other

Blastococcus

B. jejuensis

B. mobilis

B. litoris

B. haudaquaticus

B. colisei

	B. brunescens Hezbri et al. 2024

	B. tunisiensis

"Ca. B. massiliensis" Pfleiderer et al. 2013

B. aurantiacus

	B. aggregatus

	B. fimeti

	B. atacamensis

	B. saxobsidens

B. carthaginiensis Kammoun et al. 2023

	B. capsensis

	B. xanthinilyticus

Species incertae sedis:

B. goldschmidtiae Nouioui et al. 2025

References

1 2 3 Blastococcus in LPSN; Freese, H. M.; Meier-Kolthoff, J. P.; Sardà Carbasse, J.; Afolayan, A. O.; Göker, M. (2026). "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. 54 (D1): D884–D891. 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.

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.

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[LPSN-1] 1 2 3 Blastococcus in LPSN; Freese, H. M.; Meier-Kolthoff, J. P.; Sardà Carbasse, J.; Afolayan, A. O.; Göker, M. (2026). "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. 54 (D1): D884–D891. doi:10.1093/nar/gkaf1110.

[2] 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.

[3] 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.

[4] 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.

[NCBI-5] C.L. Schoch; et al. "Blastococcus". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2025-02-28.

[6] "The LTP". Retrieved 10 December 2024.

[7] "LTP_all tree in newick format". Retrieved 10 December 2024.

[8] "LTP_10_2024 Release Notes" (PDF). Retrieved 10 December 2024.

[about-9] "GTDB release 10-RS226". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2025.

[tree_bac-10] "bac120_r226.sp_label". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2025.

[taxon_history-11] "Taxon History". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2025.

Blastococcus

Phylogeny

See also

References

Further reading