Beijerinckiaceae

Beijerinckiaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Alphaproteobacteria
Order: Rhizobiales
Family: Beijerinckiaceae
Garrity et al. 2006
Genera[1]

Beijerinckia
Chelatococcus
Methylocapsa
Methylocella
Methylovirgula

The Beijerinckiaceae are a family of Rhizobiales named after the Dutch microbiologist Martinus Willem Beijerinck. Beijerinckia is a genus of free-living nitrogen-fixing bacteria.

References

  1. ↑ "List of Prokaryotic Names with Standing in Nomenclature". Retrieved 20 July 2010.