Rhodobacteraceae

Rhodobacteraceae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Alphaproteobacteria
Order: Rhodobacterales
Family: Rhodobacteraceae
Garrity et al. 2006
Genera

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Synonyms[citation needed]
  • Rhodobacter group
  • Roseobacter group
  • alpha-3 proteobacteria

The Rhodobacteraceae are a family of Pseudomonadota in the order Rhodobacterales within the alpha subgroup.[1] Like all Pseudomonadota, they are gram-negative. It contains chemoorganotrophs and photoheterotrophs bacteria. Many occur in aquatic habitats.

  1. ^ See the NCBI webpage on Rhodobacteraceae. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.