Rhodobacterales

Rhodobacterales
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Alphaproteobacteria
Order: Rhodobacterales
Garrity et al. 2006
Families
  • Neomegalonemataceae Hördt et al. 2020
  • Paracoccaceae Liang et al. 2022
  • Roseobacteraceae Liang et al. 2021

Rhodobacterales are an order of the Alphaproteobacteria.

Gene transfer agents are viruslike elements produced by Rhodobacterales which transfer DNA and may be an important factor in their evolution.