Nitrobacteraceae
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| 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]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]References
[edit]- ^ a b Euzéby JP, Parte AC. "Nitrobacteraceae". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved May 15, 2021.
- ^ Defeng Xing; Yi Zuo; Shaoan Cheng; John M. Regan & Bruce E. Logan (2008). "Electricity Generation by Rhodopseudomonas palustris DX-1". Environ. Sci. Technol. 42 (11): 4146–51. Bibcode:2008EnST...42.4146X. doi:10.1021/es800312v. PMID 18589979.
- ^ DeLeon-Rodriguez, Natasha; Lathem, Terry L.; Rodriguez-R, Luis M.; Barazesh, James M.; Anderson, Bruce E.; Beyersdorf, Andreas J.; Ziemba, Luke D.; Bergin, Michael; Nenes, Athanasios; Konstantinidis, Konstantinos T. (12 February 2013). "Microbiome of the upper troposphere: Species composition and prevalence, effects of tropical storms, and atmospheric implications". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110 (7): 2575–2580. doi:10.1073/pnas.1212089110. PMC 3574924. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Hördt, Anton; López, Marina García; Meier-Kolthoff, Jan P.; Schleuning, Marcel; Weinhold, Lisa-Maria; Tindall, Brian J.; Gronow, Sabine; Kyrpides, Nikos C.; Woyke, Tanja; Göker, Markus (7 April 2020). "Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria". Frontiers in Microbiology. 11: 468. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2020.00468. PMC 7179689. PMID 32373076.
External links
[edit]- 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