Lichenibacterium ramalinae gen. nov, sp. nov., Lichenibacterium minor sp. nov., the first endophytic, beta-carotene producing bacterial representatives from lichen thalli and the proposal of the new family Lichenibacteriaceae within the order Rhizobiales. - Pankratov TA; Grouzdev DS; Patutina EO; Kolganova TV; Suzina NE; Berestovskaya JJ (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2020)