Draft Genome Sequence and Brief History of Rhodovulum sp. Strain BSW8

Abstract

Rhodovulum is a marine Gram-negative purple photosynthetic bacterial genus that is a member of the Alphaproteobacteria . Strain BSW8 is a variant that does not appear to make a polysaccharide slime capsule, and its genome sequence further contributes to the diversity of sequenced genomes belonging to this genus. Rhodovulum is a marine Gram-negative purple photosynthetic bacterial genus that is a member of the Alphaproteobacteria . Strain BSW8 is a variant that does not appear to make a polysaccharide slime capsule, and its genome sequence further contributes to the diversity of sequenced genomes belonging to this genus.