Family of bacteria
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]
History
Acetobacteraceae was originally proposed as a family for Acetobacter and Gluconobacter based on rRNA and DNA–DNA hybridization comparisons in 1980.[1]
Genera
Accepted Genera
The following genera have been effectively and validly published:[2]
Provisional Genera
The following genera have been published, but not validated according to the Bacteriological Code:[2]
- "Acetomonas" Leifson 1954
- "Granulobacter" Beijerinck and van Delden 1904
- "Komagatabacter" Yamada et al. 2012
- "Parasaccharibacter" Corby-Harris et al. 2014
- "Sediminicoccus" Qu et al. 2013
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