Author:
Sorokin Dimitry Y.,Merkel Alexander Y.
Abstract
Abstract
Ro.se.i.nat.ro.no.bac'ter L. masc. adj.
roseus
, rose‐colored, rosy; N.L. neut. n.
natron
, soda (arbitrarily derived from the Arabic n.
natrun
or
natron
); N.L. masc. n.
bacter
, rod; N.L. masc. n.
Roseinatronobacter
, pink soda‐loving rod.
Proteobacteria / Alphaproteobacteria / Rhodobacterales / Rhodobacteraceae / Roseinatronobacter
The genus
Roseinatronobacter
is a member of the family
Rhodobacteraceae
, order
Rhodobacterales
within the
Alphaproteobacteria
. It includes obligately aerobic, moderately salt‐tolerant, alkaliphilic, bacteriochlorophyll
a
‐containing photoheterotrophic bacteria. The genus consists of two species: the type species
R. thiooxidans
and
R. monicus
, both isolated from soda lakes.
DNA G + C content (%)
: 59.2–60.3 (whole genome sequences).
Type species
:
Roseinatronobacter thiooxidans
Sorokin et al. 2000a, VL75.