Syntrophales

Syntrophales
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Pseudomonadati
Phylum:	Thermodesulfobacteriota
Class:	Syntrophia Waite et al. 2020
Order:	Syntrophales Waite et al. 2020 [1]
Families [2]
Syntrophaceae Smithellaceae

The Syntrophales are an order of gram-negative Thermodesulfobacteriota. It is the only order in the monotypic class Syntrophia. ^{[3] [4]} Acetate is converted by syntrophales into acetyl-CoA, which can be used as a source of carbon and energy. Given that genes involved in fermentation were missing, this might then be channeled into gluconeogenesis.

See also

• List of bacterial orders
• List of bacteria genera

References

1. Syntrophales in LPSN; Freese, H. M.; Meier-Kolthoff, J. P.; Sardà Carbasse, J.; Afolayan, A. O.; Göker, M. (29 October 2025). "TYGS and LPSN in 2025: a Global Core Biodata Resource for genome-based classification and nomenclature of prokaryotes within DSMZ Digital Diversity". Nucleic Acids Research. 53: D1–D12. doi:10.1093/nar/gkaf1110.
2. Schoch CL; et al. "Syntrophales". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
3. Waite DW, Chuvochina M, Pelikan C, Parks DH, Yilmaz P, Wagner M, Loy A, Naganuma T, Nakai R, Whitman WB, Hahn MW, Kuever J, Hugenholtz P. (2020). "Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities". Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 70 (11): 5972–6016. doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004213 . PMID   33151140.
4. Langwig, M.V.; De Anda, V.; Dombrowski, N. (2022). "Large-scale protein level comparison of Deltaproteobacteria reveals cohesive metabolic groups". ISME J. 16: 307–320. doi:10.1038/s41396-021-01057-y.