Rhodobacteraceae

Rhodobacteraceae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Proteobacteria
Class:	Alphaproteobacteria
Order:	Rhodobacterales
Family:	Rhodobacteraceae; Garrity et al. 2006
Genera
	See text.
Synonyms
	Rhodobacter group; Roseobacter group; alpha-3 proteobacteria;

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

Genera

Genera include:[2]

See the NCBI webpage on Rhodobacteraceae. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
Parker, Charles Thomas; Wigley, Sarah; Garrity, George M (1 January 2003). "Taxonomic Abstract for the families". The NamesforLife Abstracts. doi:10.1601/tx.1037.

Garrity GM, Holt JG (2001). "Taxonomic Outline of the Archaea and Bacteria". In DR Boone, RW Castenholz (eds.). Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology Volume 1: The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria (2nd ed.). New York: Springer Verlag. pp. 155–166. ISBN 978-0-387-98771-2.

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