Rhodomicrobium | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
Class: | Alpha Proteobacteria |
Order: | Rhizobiales |
Family: | Hyphomicrobiaceae |
Genus: |
Rhodomicrobium Duchow and Douglas 1949 |
Type species | |
Rhodomicrobium vannielii |
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Species | |
External identifiers for Rhodomicrobium | |
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Encyclopedia of Life | 97910 |
Rhodomicrobium is a microaerobic to anaerobic, purple non-sulfur, cluster-building genus of bacteria.Rhodomicrobium use bacteriochlorophyll A and bacteriochlorophyll B for photosynthese and occurs in fresh- and sea-whater and in soil