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Marinilabiliaceae

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Marinilabiliaceae
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Marinilabiliaceae

The Marinilabiliaceae are a family of bacteria.[1]

Characteristics

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

Metabolismen

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. ^ a b c d 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. ^ Euzéby, J. P. "List of Prokaryotic Names with Standing in Nomenclature". Retrieved 2014-07-15.