Marinilabiliaceae

The Marinilabiliaceae are a family of bacteria.[1]

Marinilabiliaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Bacteroidetes
Class:
Bacteroidetes
Order:
Bacteroidales
Family:
Marinilabiliaceae

Characteristics

The cells are thin, flexible rods. Mostly species are motile by gliding. They are saccharolytic and need NaCl for growing.[1]

Metabolism

All species of Marinilabiliaceae are heterotrophic, they do not perform photosynthesis.[1] The genera Alkaliflexus and Anaerophaga as well as some other genera have a strictly fermentative metabolism. Marinilabilia is facultatively anaerobic. It has respiratory and fermentative types of metabolism.[1]

Systematics

The Marinilabiliaceae consists of the following genera:[2]

References
  1. Garrity, George M.; Brenner, Don J.; Krieg, Noel R.; Staley, James T. (eds.) (2005). Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Volume Two: The Proteobacteria, Part C: The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria. New York, New York: Springer. ISBN 978-0-387-24145-6.
  2. List of Prokaryotic Names with Standing in Nomenclature
  3. "Taxonomy of the family Marinilabiliaceae Ludwig et al. 2012". doi:10.1601/tx.14399. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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