biostudies-literatureUnknown11Nagar SThe genus <i>Parapedobacter</i> was established to describe a novel genus within the family <i>Sphingobacteriaceae</i> and derives its name from <i>Pedobacter</i>, with which it is shown to be evolutionarily related. Despite this, <i>Parapedobacter</i> and <i>Pedobacter</i> do not share very high 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities. Therefore, we hypothesized whether these substantial differences at the 16S rRNA gene level depict the true phylogeny or that these genomes have actually diverged. Thus, we performed genomic analysis of the four available genomes of <i>Parapedobacter</i> to better understand their phylogenomic position within family <i>Sphingobacteriaceae</i>. Our results demonstrated that <i>Parapedobacter</i> is more closely related to species of <i>Olivibacter</i>, as opposeFrontiers in microbiology1725https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7500135biostudies-literaturePhylogenetic Relationships and Potential Functional Attributes of the Genus <i>Parapedobacter</i>: A Member of Family <i>Sphingobacteriaceae</i>.PMC7500135Bajaj APonnusamy KPuri ASood ULal RTalwar CHaider SNagar SGupta MKumar RfalsePhylogenetic Relationships and Potential Functional Attributes of the Genus <i>Parapedobacter</i>: A Member of Family <i>Sphingobacteriaceae</i>.The genus <i>Parapedobacter</i> was established to describe a novel genus within the family <i>Sphingobacteriaceae</i> and derives its name from <i>Pedobacter</i>, with which it is shown to be evolutionarily related. Despite this, <i>Parapedobacter</i> and <i>Pedobacter</i> do not share very high 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities. Therefore, we hypothesized whether these substantial differences at the 16S rRNA gene level depict the true phylogeny or that these genomes have actually diverged. Thus, we performed genomic analysis of the four available genomes of <i>Parapedobacter</i> to better understand their phylogenomic position within family <i>Sphingobacteriaceae</i>. Our results demonstrated that <i>Parapedobacter</i> is more closely related to species of <i>Olivibacter</i>, as oppose2020-01-01T00:00:00Z20202025-04-22T05:50:25.178Z2020-10-08T07:20:42ZS-EPMC75001353301372110.3389/fmicb.2020.01725