Isolation and Genomics of Futiania mangrovii gen. nov., sp. nov., a Rare and Metabolically Versatile Member in the Class Alphaproteobacteria

The rare biosphere constitutes an essential part of the microbial community and may drive nutrient cycling and other geochemical processes. However, the difficulty in microbial isolation and cultivation has hampered our understanding of the physiology and ecology of uncultured rare lineages.