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