Rhodobacter
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In taxonomy
, Rhodobacter is a genus of the Rhodobacteraceae
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The most famous species of Rhodobacter is Rhodobacter sphaeroides
, which is commonly used to express proteins.
Alpha taxonomy
Alpha taxonomy is the discipline concerned with finding, describing and naming species of living or fossil organisms. This field is supported by institutions holding collections of these organisms, with relevant data, carefully curated: such institutes include natural history museums, herbaria and...
, Rhodobacter is a genus of the Rhodobacteraceae
Rhodobacteraceae
The Rhodobacteraceae are a family of proteobacteria, given their own order within the alpha subgroup. Like all proteobaceria, they are gram-negative. It contains chemoorganotrophs and photoheterotrophs bacteria. Many occur in aquatic habitats....
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The most famous species of Rhodobacter is Rhodobacter sphaeroides
Rhodobacter sphaeroides
Rhodobacter sphaeroides is a kind of purple bacteria; a group of bacteria that can obtain energy through photosynthesis. Its best growth conditions are anaerobic phototrophy and aerobic chemoheterotrophy in the absence of light. R. sphaeroides is also able to fix nitrogen...
, which is commonly used to express proteins.