Erythrobacter_litoralis
Erythrobacter litoralis
Species of bacterium
Erythrobacter litoralis is a species of bacterium.[1] E. litoralis strain HTCC2594 was first sequenced in 2009.[2] Erythrobacter litoralis strain DSM 8509 was developed as a comparative genetic model system to investigate the role of visible light in regulation of the general stress response in Alphaproteobacteria.[3] The complete genome sequence of E. litoralis DSM 8509 has been published.[4]
It is an obligately aerobic, bacteriochlorophyll a-containing bacterium.