Roseobacters in a sea of Poly- and Paraphyly: whole genome-based taxonomy of the family Rhodobacteraceae and the proposal for the split of the "roseobacter clade" into a novel family, Roseobacteraceae fam. nov

• Main Authors: Liang, Kevin Y. H., Orata, Fabini D., Boucher, Yann F., Case, Rebecca J.
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Science::Biological sciences; Rhodobacteraceae; Roseobacter Clade
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/159374
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The family Rhodobacteraceae consists of alphaproteobacteria that are metabolically, phenotypically, and ecologically diverse. It includes the roseobacter clade, an informal designation, representing one of the most abundant groups of marine bacteria. The rapid pace of discovery of novel roseobacters...