Acetobacteraceae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
Order: | Rhodospirillales |
Family: | Acetobacteraceae (ex Henrici 1939) Gillis and De Ley 1980 [1] |
Genera | |
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Synonyms | |
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Acetobacteraceae is a family of Gram-negative bacteria, belonging to the order Rhodospirillales, class Alphaproteobacteria. Two distinct clades are recognized: the acetic acid bacteria and a more heterogeneous group including acidophilic and phototrophic bacteria. The type genus is Acetobacter . [2] Ten genera from Acetobacteraceae make up the acetic acid bacteria. [3]
Acetobacteraceae was originally proposed as a family for Acetobacter and Gluconobacter based on rRNA and DNA–DNA hybridization comparisons in 1980. [1]
The following genera have been effectively and validly published: [2]
The following genera have been published, but not validated according to the Bacteriological Code: [2]