title: Reevaluating the classification of Paracoccus halodenitrificans with sequence comparisons of 16S ribosomal DNA.
abstract: The results of phylogenetic analysis in which 16S ribosomal DNA sequences were compared confirmed previous chemotaxonomic data which suggested that Paracoccus halodenitrificans is inappropriately placed in the genus Paracoccus, which belongs in the alpha subclass of the Proteobacteria. P. halodenitrificans should be placed in the family Halomonadaceae, which belongs in the gamma subclass of the Proteobacteria.
authors.affiliation: Australian Collection of Antarctic Microorganisms, Antarctic-CRC, University of Tasmania, Hobart.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Dobson
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Franzmann
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: McMeekin
mesh_terms: D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics*; D006088:Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010230:Paracoccus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S