Rhodobacteraceae


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. 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
  • 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