Geodermatophilaceae Normand 2006
General information
Description and emendation
Exhibits the following properties in addition to those given in the family description by Stackebrandt et al. (1997). Includes rods or rudimentary hyphae. Motile spores. Colonies are red- or black-pigmented. Aerobic growth. MK-9(H4) menaquinones are present. DNA G+C content is between 70 and 75 mol%. 16S rRNA nucleotide signatures are 139-224 (C-G), 157-164 (A-U), 158-163 (A-U), 186-191 (C-G), 263 (G), 293-304 (G-U), 986-1219 (U-A), 987-1218 (A-U), 1059-1198 (U-A) and 1308-1329 (U-A) with the specific motif CaGCTCTGGGATAAC-TCCAAGAAATT at coordinates 139-165 in the 16S rRNA gene. Habitat ranges from dry soils and rock surfaces to seawater. The family Geodermatophilaceae contains the genera Geodermatophilus, Blastococcus and Modestobacter.
1: The pattern of 16S rRNA signatures consists of nucleotides at positions 157:164 (A-U), 158:163 (A-U), 184:193 (A-C), 195 (C), 196 (A), 293:304 (R-U), 601:637 (G-U), 602:636 (C-G), 841 (A), 952:1229 (U-A), 953:1228 (U-A), 986:1219 (U-A), 1059:1198 (U-A) and 1027:1034 (C-G). The family contains the type genus Geodermatophilus, as well as the genera Blastococcus and Modestobacter.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
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M020202080101 | Blastococcus | Genus | 38501 |
M020202080102 | Cumulibacter | Genus | 2027529 |
M020202080103 | Geodermatophilus | Genus | 1860 |
M020202080105 | Klenkia | Genus | 2183612 |
M020202080104 | Modestobacter | Genus | 88138 |