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The family Rhodobiaceae

The Prokaryotes: Alphaproteobacteria and Betaproteobacteria, Vol: 9783642301971, Page: 513-531
2014
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Rhodobiaceae is a family within the order Rhizobiales of the class Alphaproteobacteria. This family embraces the genera Afifella, Anderseniella, Lutibaculum, Parvibaculum, Rhodobium, Rhodoligotrophos, Tepidamorphus, and Bauldia. With the exception of slightly thermophilic Tepidamorphus gemmatus, the other members of this family are mesophilic. The species of two genera of this family are photoheterotrophic when grown under anaerobic conditions in the light, while the species of the other genera are strictly chemoorganotrophic. The major fatty acids in all mesophilic species are straight chain, namely, Cω7c, C, and Cω9c, but in the slightly thermophilic Tepidamorphus gemmatus, the major fatty acid is Cω8c. The morphology of the species of the family is variable ranging from coccoid forms to rods, diving by budding asymmetric division; some possess prosthecae and complex structures. The members of this family have been isolated from a variety of environments, such as seawater, deep sea, hydrothermal vent, salterns, freshwater, hot springs, a mud volcano, activated sludge, and soil.

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