Nitrosomonadales

Nitrosomonadales
Spirillum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Betaproteobacteria
Order: Nitrosomonadales
Families & Genera

Nitrosomonadaceae
   Nitrosomonas
   Nitrosospira
Gallionellaceae
   Gallionella
   Ferriphaselus
Spirillaceae
   Spirillum
Thiobacillaceae
   Thiobacillus
   Annwoodia

The Nitrosomonadales[1] are a small order of Proteobacteria.[2] Like all Proteobacteria, they are Gram-negative. They include Nitrosomonas, Nitrosospira, Gallionella (iron bacteria), and Spirillum. Members of the genus Nitrosomonas oxidize ammonia into nitrite,[2] a process called nitrification. They are important in the nitrogen cycle. The species Spirillum minus causes rat-bite fever.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Boden, R; Hutt, LP, Rae AW (2017) Reclassification of Thiobacillus aquaesulis (Wood & Kelly, 1995) as Annwoodia aquaesulis gen. nov., comb. nov., transfer of Thiobacillus (Beijerinck, 1904) from the Hydrogenophilales to the Nitrosomonadales, proposal of Hydrogenophilalia class. nov. within the 'Proteobacteria', and four new families within the orders Nitrosomonadales and Rhodocyclales.. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 67: 1191-1205
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. ↑ Gaastra W, Boot R, Ho HT, Lipman LJ (October 2008). "Rat bite fever". Veterinary Microbiology. 133 (3): 211–28. PMID 19008054. doi:10.1016/j.vetmic.2008.09.079.


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