Rhodobacter | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
Order: | Rhodobacterales |
Family: | Rhodobacteraceae |
Genus: |
Rhodobacter Imhoff et al. 1984 |
Type species | |
Rhodobacter capsulatus |
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Species | |
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In taxonomy, Rhodobacter is a genus of the Rhodobacteraceae. The most famous species of Rhodobacter are Rhodobacter sphaeroides and Rhodobacter capsulatus, which are used as model organisms to study bacterial photosynthesis.