GREEN SULFUR BACTERIA VARIANT AND BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL

摘要

Provided is a new, genetically-modifiable strain of green sulfur bacteria that synthesize bacteriochlorophyll e. Specifically provided are: isolated green sulfur bacteria of Chlorobaculum limnaeum strain RK-j-1, represented by accession no. NITE BP-1202; isolated bacteria of a transformed Chlorobaculum limnaeum strain obtained by transforming strain RK-j-1, preferably bacteria of Chlorobaculum limnaeum strain dbchU, which is represented by accession no. NITE BP-1203 and has a inactivated bchU gene; a bacteriochlorophyll f preparation method including a step for culturing Chlorobaculum limnaeum strain dbchU; and bacteriochlorophyll f obtained by the preparation method.