Rhodobacter

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Rhodobacter
Rhodobacter sphaeroides
Rhodobacter sphaeroides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Alphaproteobacteria
Order: Rhodobacterales
Family: Rhodobacteraceae
Genus: Rhodobacter
Imhoff et al. 1984[1]
Type species
Rhodobacter capsulatus
Species[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Bieblia Hördt et al. 2020
  • Fuscovulum Suresh et al. 2020
  • Phaeovulum Suresh et al. 2020

Rhodobacter is a genus of bacteria in the family Rhodobacteraceae.[3] The most famous species of Rhodobacter are Rhodobacter sphaeroides and Rhodobacter capsulatus, which are used as model organisms to study bacterial photosynthesis.[citation needed]

References

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