| Rhodobacter | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Rhodobacterales |
| Family: | Rhodobacteraceae |
| Genus: |
Rhodobacter Imhoff et al. 1984 |
| Type species | |
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Rhodobacter capsulatus |
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In taxonomy, Rhodobacter is a genus of the Rhodobacteraceae. The most famous species of Rhodobacter are Rhodobacter sphaeroides and Rhodobacter capsulatus, which are used as model organisms to study bacterial photosynthesis.