Biology:Rhodobacteraceae

Short description: Family of bacteria

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

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

Genera

Accepted genera

The following genera have been effectively and validly published:

• Acidimangrovimonas Ren et al. 2019
• Actibacterium Lucena et al. 2012
• Aestuariibius Park et al. 2018
• Aestuariicoccus Feng et al. 2018
• Aestuariihabitans Yoon et al. 2014
• Aestuariivita Park et al. 2014
• Aestuarium Yu et al. 2019
• Agaricicola Chu et al. 2010
• Albibacillus Hördt et al. 2020
• Albidovulum Albuquerque et al. 2003
• Albimonas Lim et al. 2008
• Albirhodobacter Nupur et al. 2015
• Aliiroseovarius Park et al. 2015
• Aliishimia Kim et al. 2019
• Alkalilacustris Zhang et al. 2019
• Allgaiera Hördt et al. 2020
• Allosediminivita Hördt et al. 2020
• Amaricoccus Maszenan et al. 1997
• Amylibacter Teramoto and Nishijima 2014
• Antarcticimicrobium Zhang et al. 2020
• Antarctobacter Labrenz et al. 1998
• Aquicoccus Feng et al. 2018
• Aquimixticola Park et al. 2015
• Arenibacillus Kim et al. 2019
• Arenibacterium Baek et al. 2020
• Ascidiaceihabitans Kim et al. 2014
• Boseongicola Park et al. 2014
• Brevirhabdus Wu et al. 2015
• Carideicomes Wang et al. 2020
• Celeribacter Ivanova et al. 2010
• Cereibacter Suresh et al. 2015
• Chachezhania Yuan et al. 2020
• Citreimonas Choi and Cho 2006
• Cognatishimia Wirth and Whitman 2018
• Cognatiyoonia Wirth and Whitman 2018
• Cribrihabitans Chen et al. 2014
• Cypionkella Hördt et al. 2020
• Defluviimonas Foesel et al. 2013
• Dinoroseobacter Biebl et al. 2005
• Donghicola Yoon et al. 2007
• Epibacterium Penesyan et al. 2013
• Falsirhodobacter Subhash et al. 2013
• Fertoeibacter Szuroczki et al. 2021
• Flavimaricola Wirth and Whitman 2018
• Fluviibacterium Sun et al. 2020
• Frigidibacter Li and Zhou 2015
• Gemmobacter Rothe et al. 1988
• Haematobacter Helsel et al. 2007
• Hahyoungchilella Kim and Lee 2020
• Halocynthiibacter Kim et al. 2014
• Halodurantibacterium Lv et al. 2015
• Halovulum Sun et al. 2015
• Hasllibacter Kim et al. 2012
• Histidinibacterium Wang et al. 2019
• Hwanghaeicola Kim et al. 2010
• Jannaschia Wagner-Döbler et al. 2003
• Jhaorihella Rekha et al. 2011
• Kandeliimicrobium Wang et al. 2018
• Kangsaoukella Lee et al. 2020
• Lacimonas Zhong et al. 2015
• Leisingera Schaefer et al. 2002
• Lentibacter Li et al. 2012
• Limibaculum Shin et al. 2017
• Limimaricola Wirth and Whitman 2018
• Litoreibacter Romanenko et al. 2011
• Litorisediminicola Yoon et al. 2013
• Litorisediminivivens Park et al. 2016
• Litorivita Hetharua et al. 2018
• Loktanella Van Trappen et al. 2004
• Lutimaribacter Yoon et al. 2009
• Maliponia Jung et al. 2016
• Mameliella Zheng et al. 2010
• Mangrovicoccus Yu et al. 2018
• Maribius Choi et al. 2007
• Marimonas Thongphrom et al. 2017
• Marinibacterium Li et al. 2015
• Marinovum Martens et al. 2006
• Maritimibacter Lee et al. 2007
• Marivita Hwang et al. 2009
• Marivivens Park et al. 2016
• Meinhardsimonia Hördt et al. 2020
• Meridianimarinicoccus Ren et al. 2019
• Methylarcula Doronina et al. 2000
• Monaibacterium Chernikova et al. 2017
• Neptunicoccus Zhang et al. 2018
• Nereida Pujalte et al. 2005
• Nioella Rajasabapathy et al. 2015
• Oceanibium Chang et al. 2019
• Oceanicella Albuquerque et al. 2012
• Oceanicola Cho and Giovannoni 2004
• Oceaniglobus Li et al. 2017
• Octadecabacter Gosink et al. 1998
• Pacificibacter Romanenko et al. 2011
• Pacificitalea Hördt et al. 2020
• Paenimaribius Park et al. 2019
• Paenirhodobacter Wang et al. 2014
• Palleronia Martínez-Checa et al. 2005
• Paracoccus Davis 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)
• Paradonghicola Lee et al. 2019
• Paraphaeobacter Cai et al. 2017
• Pararhodobacter Foesel et al. 2013
• Parasedimentitalea Ding et al. 2020
• Paroceanicella corrig. Liu et al. 2020
• Pelagicola Kim et al. 2008
• Pelagimonas Hahnke et al. 2013
• Pelagivirga Ji et al. 2018
• Pelagovum Ren et al. 2020
• Phaeobacter Martens et al. 2006
• Phycocomes Zhu et al. 2019
• Planktomarina Giebel et al. 2013
• Planktotalea Hahnke et al. 2012
• Pontibaca Kim et al. 2010
• Ponticoccus Hwang and Cho 2008
• Pontivivens Park et al. 2015
• Poseidonocella Romanenko et al. 2012
• Primorskyibacter Romanenko et al. 2011
• Profundibacter Le Moine Bauer et al. 2019
• Profundibacterium Lai et al. 2013
• Pseudaestuariivita Wirth and Whitman 2018
• Pseudodonghicola Hameed et al. 2014
• Pseudogemmobacter Suman et al. 2019
• Pseudohalocynthiibacter Won et al. 2015
• Pseudomaribius Park et al. 2018
• Pseudooceanicola Lai et al. 2015
• Pseudooctadecabacter Billerbeck et al. 2015
• Pseudophaeobacter Breider et al. 2014
• Pseudoprimorskyibacter Hördt et al. 2020
• Pseudopuniceibacterium Zhang et al. 2019
• Pseudorhodobacter Uchino et al. 2003
• Pseudoroseicyclus Park et al. 2016
• Pseudoruegeria Yoon et al. 2007
• Pseudoseohaeicola Park et al. 2015
• Pseudothioclava Kim and Lee 2020
• Psychromarinibacter Qiao et al. 2017
• Pukyongiella Kim et al. 2020
• Puniceibacterium Liu et al. 2014
• Qingshengfaniella Wang et al. 2021
• Rhodobaca Milford et al. 2001
• Rhodobacter Imhoff et al. 1984
• Rhodobaculum Bryantseva et al. 2015
• Rhodophyticola Jung et al. 2019
• Rhodosalinus Guo et al. 2017
• Rhodovulum Hiraishi and Ueda 1994
• Roseibaca Labrenz et al. 2009
• Roseibacterium Suzuki et al. 2006
• Roseicitreum Yu et al. 2011
• Roseicyclus Rathgeber et al. 2005
• Roseinatronobacter Sorokin et al. 2000
• Roseisalinus Labrenz et al. 2005
• Roseivivax Suzuki et al. 1999
• Roseobacter Shiba 1991
• Roseovarius Labrenz et al. 1999
• Rubellimicrobium Denner et al. 2006
• Rubribacterium Boldareva et al. 2010
• Rubricella Yang et al. 2017
• Rubrimonas Suzuki et al. 1999
• Ruegeria Uchino et al. 1999
• Sagittula Gonzalez et al. 1997
• Salinihabitans Yoon et al. 2009
• Salinovum Qu et al. 2017
• Salipiger Martínez-Cánovas et al. 2004
• Sedimentitalea Breider et al. 2014
• Sediminimonas Wang et al. 2009
• Seohaeicola Yoon et al. 2009
• Shimia Choi and Cho 2006
• Silicimonas Crenn et al. 2016
• Sinirhodobacter corrig. Yang et al. 2018
• Solirhodobacter Chu et al. 2020
• Sulfitobacter Sorokin 1996
• Tabrizicola Tarhriz et al. 2014
• Tateyamaria Kurahashi and Yokota 2008
• Thalassobius Arahal et al. 2005
• Thalassococcus Lee et al. 2007
• Thioclava Sorokin et al. 2005
• Tranquillimonas Harwati et al. 2008
• Tritonibacter Klotz et al. 2018
• Tropicibacter Harwati et al. 2009
• Tropicimonas Harwati et al. 2009
• Vannielia Hördt et al. 2020
• Wenxinia Ying et al. 2007
• Xinfangfangia Hu et al. 2018
• Yoonia Wirth and Whitman 2018
• Youngimonas Hameed et al. 2014

Provisional Genera

The following genera have been published, but not validated according to the Bacteriological Code:

• "Aliisedimentitalea" Kim et al. 2015
• "Alterinioella" Kong et al. 2021
• "Falsigemmobacter" Li et al. 2020
• "Jindonia" Park et al. 2017
• "Ketogulonicigenium" corrig. Urbance et al. 2001
• "Nitropelagi" Jeong and Lee 2016
• "Oceaniovalibus" Liu et al. 2012
• "Oceanomicrobium" Dai et al. 2021
• "Piezobacter" Takai et al. 2009
• "Pikeienuella" Park et al. 2021
• "Plastorhodobacter" Xie et al. 2015
• "Polymorphum" Cai et al. 2011
• "Pseudopontivivens" Park et al. 2018
• "Roseibacula" Nuyanzina-Boldareva and Gorlenko 2014
• "Zongyanglinia" Xu et al. 2021

Candidatus Genera

The following candidatus genera have been published:

• "Candidatus Halichondriibacter" corrig. Knobloch et al. 2019
• "Candidatus Kopriimonas" Quinn et al. 2012

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature and the phylogeny is based on whole-genome sequences.

Rhodobacteraceae   Rubrimonas         Albimonas     Oceanicella           Pontivivens     Monaibacterium           Amylibacter     Neptunicoccus             Hasllibacter     Jannaschia           Dinoroseobacter     Jannaschia           Planktomarina     Nereida       Litoreibacter               Brevirhabdus         Kandeliimicrobium     Oceaniglobus         Tranquillimonas       Palleronia       Hwanghaeicola     Maribius                   Meinhardsimonia       Silicimonas     Boseongicola               Pararhodobacter       Roseicitreum       Roseinatronobacter     Rhodobaca               Defluviimonas     Albidovulum           Wagnerdoeblera       Cereibacter       Pseudorhodobacter       Gemmobacter       Cypionkella     Tabrizicola                   Frigidibacter       Bieblia       Thioclava       Paenirhodobacter     Rhodobacter               Haematobacter     Paracoccus                     Rhodovulum     Actibacterium           Pacificitalea     Vannielia         Tropicimonas     Pseudoruegeria               Halocynthiibacter       Maritimibacter     Aliiroseovarius               Donghicola       Mangrovicoccus       Aquimixticola       Celeribacter     Pacificibacter               Marivivens         Rubellimicrobium       Wenxinia       Pseudoroseicyclus     Limimaricola               Roseisalinus     Oceanicola         Flavimaricola         Loktanella       Cognatiyoonia     Yoonia           Pseudooctadecabacter     Octadecabacter                     Pseudooceanicola       Rhodosalinus         Marinovum       Poseidonocella       Primorskyibacter         Pseudoprimorskyibacter     Marivita           Puniceibacterium       Thalassococcus     Roseivivax               Allosediminivita     Citreimonas       Salipiger         Pelagimonas       Tropicibacter       Ponticoccus       Sagittula       Maliponia       Antarctobacter     Mameliella                                 Roseovarius         Salinihabitans         Pseudopelagicola       Pelagicola     Shimia         Cognatishimia           Lentibacter         Sediminimonas     Lutimaribacter       Thalassobius               Pseudaestuariivita       Planktotalea         Roseobacter       Sulfitobacter     Ascidiaceihabitans           Aestuariivita           Marinibacterium     Pseudodonghicola         Albibacillus       Pontibaca     Sedimentitalea                 Phaeobacter       Pseudophaeobacter     Leisingera           Epibacterium     Tritonibacter           Jhaorihella       Cribrihabitans     Ruegeria                                                 outgroup Neomegalonemataceae

See also

• Biohydrogen

Further reading

• DR Boone, ed (2001). "Taxonomic Outline of the Archaea and Bacteria". 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. https://archive.org/details/bergeysmanualofs00boon/page/155. 

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