Xanthobacter flavus Dataset NCBI Taxonomy Rank SPECIES Classification phylum Pseudomonadota class Alphaproteobacteria order Hyphomicrobiales family Xanthobacteraceae genus Xanthobacter species Xanthobacter flavus Name Synonyms Xanthobacter flavus Malik and Claus 1979 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Reding et al. 1992 Homonyms Xanthobacter flavus Xanthobacter flavus Malik and Claus 1979 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Reding et al. 1992