''Erythrobacter litoralis'' is a species of bacterium.
''E. litoralis'' strain HTCC2594 was first sequenced in 2009.
''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. The complete genome sequence of ''E. litoralis'' DSM 8509 has been published.
Description
It is an obligately aerobic, bacteriochlorophyll ''a''-containing bacterium.
References
External links
LPSNType strain of ''Erythrobacter litoralis'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Sphingomonadales
Bacteria described in 1994
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