| Rhodobacteraceae | |
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|  Scientific classification   | |
| Domain: | Bacteria | 
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati | 
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota | 
| Class: | Alphaproteobacteria | 
| Order: | Rhodobacterales | 
| Family: |  Rhodobacteraceae  Garrity et al. 2006  | 
| Genera | |
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| Synonyms [ citation needed ] | |
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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. Many occur in aquatic habitats.
The following genera have been effectively and validly published: [2] [3]
The following genera have been published, but not validated according to the Bacteriological Code: [3]
The following candidatus genera have been published: [3]
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature [3] and the phylogeny is based on whole-genome sequences. [4] [a]
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