| Xanthobacter | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Hyphomicrobiales |
| Family: | Xanthobacteraceae |
| Genus: | Xanthobacter Wiegel et al. 1978 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Xanthobacter autotrophicus | |
| Species [1] | |
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Xanthobacter is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria from the family Xanthobacteraceae. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). [1] The phylogeny is based on whole-genome analysis. [5]