Nitrobacteraceae

Nitrobacteraceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Proteobacteria
Class:
Alphaproteobacteria
Order:
Hyphomicrobiales[1]
Family:
Nitrobacteraceae

corrig. Buchanan 1917 (Approved Lists 1980)
Genera[2]
Synonyms
  • Nitrobacteriaceae Buchanan 1917 (Approved Lists 1980)
  • Bradyrhizobiaceae Garrity et al. 2006

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.[3] The genus Afipia has also been found in the atmosphere, where it uses methylsulfonylmethane as a carbon source.[4]

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

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN).[2] The phylogeny is based on whole-genome analysis.[1]

 
Nitrobacteraceae
 

Variibacter

 
 
 
 

Pseudorhodoplanes

 
 

Pseudolabrys

 
 
 
 

Afipia

 
 
 

Rhodopseudomonas

 
 

Bradyrhizobium

 
 
 
 
 
outgroup

Phreatobacteraceae

 
 

See also

References

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. 1 2 Euzéby JP, Parte AC. "Nitrobacteraceae". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved May 15, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Natasha DeLeon-Rodriguez, others (full list) (December 19, 2012). "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. PMID 23359712. Based on the taxonomical classification of the SSU rRNA gene sequences recovered, Afipia spp. (Alphaproteobacteria) comprised over 50% of the total communities sampled off the California coast and during the transit flights. (…) This group [Afipia] is commonly found in aquatic environments and is known to use dimethyl sulfone (DMSO2) as a sole carbon source. DMSO2 represents an intermediate of the oxidation of dimethyl sulfide (DMS), which is commonly found in the marine atmosphere {{cite journal}}: |author= has generic name (help); External link in |author= (help)(page 3 and 5 of 6, quotes slightly edited).


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