[organisms] see Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
   Domain Bacteria Woese et al. 1990
     Phylum "Proteobacteria" Garrity et al. 2005 see Superphylum Proteobacteria Craig et al. 2010
       Class Alphaproteobacteria Garrity et al. 2006
         Order Rhizobiales Kuykendall 2006
           Family Bradyrhizobiaceae Garrity et al. 2006
             Genus Blastobacter Zavarzin 1961 (Approved Lists 1980)
               1 Blastobacter henricii Zavarzin 1961 (Approved Lists 1980)
               2 Blastobacter aggregatus Hirsch and Müller 1986
               3 Blastobacter capsulatus Hirsch and Müller 1986
               4 Blastobacter denitrificans Hirsch and Müller 1986 see Bradyrhizobium denitrificans (Hirsch and Müller 1986) van Berkum et al. 2011