| 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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