The Rhodobacter capsulatus strain 37b4 is an environmental isolate that is a non-recipient of the phage-like gene transfer agent (GTA). A group of such non-recipient environmental isolate genomes are
Rhodobacter capsulatus is a purple nonsulfur bacterium with versatile metabolic characteristics. Before SB1003 was designated the type strain, many studies were performed with the SL (St. Louis) strai
Rhodobacter capsulatus strain B10 is a natural lysogen of the membrane-containing phage Jorvik. The strain is often used as a gene transfer agent (GTA) recipient in gene transfer assays.