Nitrobacteraceae
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Hyphomicrobiales |
| Family: | Nitrobacteraceae corrig. Buchanan 1917 (Approved Lists 1980) |
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The Nitrobacteraceae are a family of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria. They include plant-associated bacteria such as Bradyrhizobium, a genus of rhizobia associated with some legumes. It also contains animal-associated bacteria such as Afipia felis, formerly thought to cause cat-scratch disease. Others are free-living, such as Rhodopseudomonas, a purple bacterium found in marine water and soils. The strain Rhodopseudomonas palustris DX-1 can generate an electric current with no hydrogen production, a trait being explored in the development of the microbial fuel cell.[2] The genus Afipia has also been found in the atmosphere, where it uses methylsulfonylmethane as a carbon source.[3]
The bacteria of this family derive their energy from oxidizing ammonia to nitrite, or by oxidizing nitrite to nitrate. They are commonly found in freshwater and soil.
Phylogeny
[edit | edit source]The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN).[1] The phylogeny is based on whole-genome analysis.[4]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Family Nitrobacteraceae - cict.fr
- Nitrobacteraceae - discoverlife.org
- Nitrobacteraceae, Taxonomic Serial No.: 56 - Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- Nitrobacteraceae - online-medical-dictionary.org
- Taxonomic Considerations of the Family Nitrobacteraceae Buchanan - sgmjournals.org
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