Canadian Medical Guide > Organisms > Bacteria > Gram-Negative Bacteria > Rhodobacter Terms and Definitions
Rhodobacter
Medical Definition: | A genus of gram-negative bacteria widely distributed in fresh water as well as marine and hypersaline habitats. |
Guide Notes: | in fresh & sea water |
Previously Indexed: | Rhodopseudomonas (1966-1991) |
Rhodobacter capsulatus - Non-pathogenic ovoid to rod-shaped bacteria that are widely distributed and found in fresh water as well as marine and hypersaline habitats. | |
Rhodobacter sphaeroides - Spherical phototrophic bacteria found in mud and stagnant water exposed to light. |
Rhodobacter Medical Definitions and Terms
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