Acetobacteraceae


Acetobacteraceae is a family of Gram-negative bacteria, belonging to the order Rhodospirillales, class Alphaproteobacteria. Two distinct clades are recognized: the acetic acid bacteria and a more heterogeneous group including acidophilic and phototrophic bacteria. The type genus is Acetobacter. Ten genera from Acetobacteraceae make up the acetic acid bacteria.

History

Acetobacteraceae was originally proposed as a family for Acetobacter and Gluconobacter based on rRNA and DNA–DNA hybridization comparisons in 1980.

Genera

Accepted genera

The following genera have been effectively and validly published:Acetobacter Beijerinck 1898 Acidibrevibacterium Muhadesi et al. 2019Acidicaldus Johnson et al. 2006Acidiphilium Harrison 1981Acidisoma Belova et al. 2009Acidisphaera Hiraishi et al. 2000Acidocella Kishimoto et al. 1996Acidomonas Urakami et al. 1989Ameyamaea Yukphan et al. 2010Asaia Yamada et al. 2000Belnapia Reddy et al. 2006Bombella Li et al. 2015Caldovatus Habib et al. 2017Commensalibacter Roh et al. 2019Craurococcus Saitoh et al. 1998Crenalkalicoccus Ming et al. 2016Dankookia Kim et al. 2016Elioraea Albuquerque et al. 2008Endobacter Ramírez-Bahena et al. 2013Entomobacter Guzman et al. 2021Gluconacetobacter corrig. Yamada et al. 1998Gluconobacter Asai 1935 Granulibacter Greenberg et al. 2006Humitalea Margesin and Zhang 2013Komagataeibacter Yamada et al. 2013Kozakia Lisdiyanti et al. 2002Lichenicoccus Pankratov et al. 2020Lichenicola Noh et al. 2020Muricoccus Kämpfer et al. 2003Neoasaia Yukphan et al. 2006Neokomagataea Yukphan et al. 2011Nguyenibacter Vu et al. 2013Oecophyllibacter Chua et al. 2021Paracraurococcus Saitoh et al. 1998Plastoroseomonas Rai et al. 2022Rhodopila Imhoff et al. 1984Rhodovarius Kämpfer et al. 2004Rhodovastum Okamura et al. 2018Roseicella Khan et al. 2019Roseococcus Yurkov et al. 1994Roseomonas Rihs et al. 1998Rubritepida Alarico et al. 2002Saccharibacter Jojima et al. 2004Siccirubricoccus Yang et al. 2017Swaminathania Loganathan and Nair 2004Swingsia Malimas et al. 2014Tanticharoenia Yukphan et al. 2008Teichococcus Kämpfer et al. 2003

Provisional genera

The following genera have been published, but not validated according to the Bacteriological Code:
  • "Acetomonas" Leifson 1954
  • "Granulobacter" Beijerinck and van Delden 1904
  • "Komagatabacter" Yamada et al. 2012
  • "Parasaccharibacter" Corby-Harris et al. 2014
  • "Sediminicoccus" Qu et al. 2013