The family Xanthobacteraceae

Aharon Oren

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-30197-1_258

The family Xanthobacteraceae

Aharon Oren^*

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Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences (Natural Sciences)

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Abstract

The family Xanthobacteraceae, established in 2005 on the basis of 16S rRNA phylogeny, is affiliated with the Alphaproteobacteria. Currently (May 2012) it encompasses 7 genera (Xanthobacter [type genus], Ancylobacter, Azorhizobium, Labrys, Pseudolabrys, Pseudoxanthobacter, and Starkeya) and 28 species. All members grow as aerobic chemoheterotrophs, but facultative chemolithoautotrophy with hydrogen and/or reduced sulfur compounds is found in many species. Nitrogen fixation is widespread; the genus Azorhizobium entirely consists of N₂-fixing symbionts that live in association with leguminous plants. Some species can grow on unusual substrates such as alkenes, halogenated aliphatic and aromatic compounds, terpenes, thiophenes, or polyaromatic compounds. Representatives of the family can be found worldwide in freshwater lakes and streams, soils, wetlands, and in polluted sites.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Prokaryotes
Subtitle of host publication	Alphaproteobacteria and Betaproteobacteria
Publisher	Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Pages	709-726
Number of pages	18
Volume	9783642301971
ISBN (Electronic)	9783642301971
ISBN (Print)	3642301967, 9783642301964
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30197-1_258
State	Published - 1 Aug 2014

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