Flavobacteriaceae Reichenbach et al. 1992
General information
Description and emendation
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1: Cells are short to moderately long rods with parallel or slightly irregular sides and rounded or slightly tapered ends and are usually 0.3 to 0.6 μm wide and 1 to 10 μm long, but some species may form filamentous flexible cells under certain growth conditions. Cells in old cultures may form spherical or coccoid bodies. Gram negative. Spores are not formed. Flagella are absent. Nonmotile (Bergqella, Chiyseobacterium, Empedobacter, [Flavobacterium] odoratum, Omithobactenum, Rietizerella, and Weeksella strains) or motile by gliding (Capnocytophaga and Flavobacterium strains and members of the [Flexibacter]maritimus rRNA branch). Growth is aerobic (Bergeyella, Chiyseobacterium, Empedobacter, Flavobacterium, [Flavobacterium]odoratum, and Weeksella strains and members of the [Flexibacter]maritimus rRNA branch) or microaerobic to anaerobic (Capnocytophaga, Omithobacterium, and Riemerella strains). The optimum temperature is usually in the range from 25 to 35°C. Colonies are nonpigmented (Bergeyella, Ornithobacterium, Riemerella, and Weeksella strains) or pigmented by carotenoid or flexirubin types of pigments or both (Capnocytophaga, Chiyseobacterium, Empedobacter, Flavobacterium, and [Flavobacterium] odoratum strains and members of the [Flexibacter] maritimus rRNA branch). Menaquinone 6 is the only respiratory quinone or the major respiratory quinone. Chemoorganotrophic. Intracellular granules of poly-β-hydroxybutyrate are absent. Sphingophospholipids are absent. Homospermidine is the major polyamine, and agmatine and putrescine are frequently present as minor components. Cellulose is not decomposed. The DNA base composition ranges from 29 to 45 mol%. Mostly saprophytic in terrestrial and aquatic habitats. Several members of the family are commonly isolated from diseased humans or animals; some species are considered true pathogens. The type genus is Flavobacteiium. Other taxa included in the family are the genera Bergeyella, Capnocytophaga, Chiyseobacterium, Empedobacter, Omithobacterium, Riemerella, and Weeksella, [Flavobacterium] odoratum, and the taxa belonging to the [Flexibacter] maritimus rRNA branch.
2: Cells are short to moderately long rods with parallel or slightly irregular sides and rounded or slightly tapered ends. They are usually 0.3-0.6 μm wide and 1-10 μm long, though members of some species may form filamentous flexible cells (e.g. Flavobacterium and Tenacibaculum) or coiled and helical cells (Polaribacter, Psychroflexus and Psychroserpens strains) under certain growth conditions; ring-shaped cells are not formed. Cells in old cultures may form spherical or coccoid bodies (e.g. Flavobacterium, Gelidibacter, Psychroserpens and Tenacibaculum). Gram-negative. Non-spore-forming. Gas vesicles are produced in members of some Polaribacter species. Flagellae are usually absent; the only Polaribacter irgensii strain available is flagellated, but motility has not been observed in wet mounts. Non-motile (Bergeyella, Chryseobacterium, Coenonia, Empedobacter, Myroides, Ornithobacterium, Polaribacter, Psychroserpens, Riemerella, Salegentibacter and Weeksella strains, and Psychroflexus gondwanensis strains) or motile by gliding (Capnocytophaga, Cellulophaga, Gelidibacter, Flavobacterium, Tenacibaculum and Zobellia strains, and Psychroflexus torquis strains).Growth is aerobic (Bergeyella, Cellulophaga, Chryseobacterium, Empedobacter, Flavobacterium, Gelidibacter, Myroides, Polaribacter, Psychroflexus, Psychroserpens, Salegentibacter, Tenacibaculum, Weeksella and Zobellia strains) or microaerobic to anaerobic (Capnocytophaga, Coenonia, Ornithobacterium and Riemerella strains). The optimum temperature is usually in the range 25-35°C, but members of some species or genera are psychrophilic or psychrotolerant (Flavobacterium psychrophilum and the Antarctic Flavobacterium species, as well as Gelidibacter, Polaribacter, Psychroflexus, Psychroserpens and Salegentibacter strains). Members of some taxa are halophilic to varying degrees (Cellulophaga, Gelidibacter, Polaribacter, Psychroflexus, Psychroserpens, Salegentibacter, Tenacibaculum and Zobellia strains).Colonies are non-pigmented (Bergeyella, Coenonia, Ornithobacterium and Weeksella strains) or pigmented by carotenoid or flexirubin pigments or both (Capnocytophaga, Cellulophaga, Chryseobacterium, Empedobacter, Flavobacterium, Gelidibacter, Myroides, Polaribacter, Psychroflexus, Psychroserpens, Riemerella, Salegentibacter, Tenacibaculum and Zobellia strains). Menaquinone 6 is either the only respiratory quinone or the major respiratory quinone. Chemoorganotrophic. Intracellular granules of poly-β-hydroxybutyrate are absent. Sphingophospholipids are absent. Homospermidine is the major polyamine though agmatine, cadaverine and putrescine are frequently present as minor components. Crystalline cellulose (i.e. filter paper) is not decomposed. The DNA base composition ranges from 27 to 44 mol% G+C.Mostly saprophytic in terrestrial and aquatic habitats. Several members of the family are commonly isolated from diseased humans or animals, some species are considered true pathogens.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
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MSG100668 | 'Altibacter bacterium' | Species | |
MSG071682 | 'Candidatus Gelidibacter Cadiz_LYX18' | Species | |
MSG073483 | 'Flavobacteriaceae bacterium' | Species | |
MSG100058 | 'Flavobacteriaceae sp.' | Species | |
MSG073211 | 'Flavobacteriumceae bacterium' | Species | |
MSG086013 | 'QNYL01' | Species | |
MSG086138 | 'QXCW01' | Species | |
MSG071735 | 'Vitellibacter aquimaris' | Species | |
M020504010401 | Actibacter | Genus | 449462 |
M020504010402 | Aequorivita | Genus | 153265 |
M020504010403 | Aestuariibaculum | Genus | 1386924 |
M02050401041Y | Aestuariimonas | Genus | 2109352 |
M020504010404 | Aestuariivivens | Genus | 1820275 |
M020504010405 | Algibacter | Genus | 261827 |
M020504010406 | Algitalea | Genus | 1704274 |
M020504010407 | Algoriella | Genus | 1762932 |
M02050401041Z | Antarcticibacterium | Genus | 2058174 |
M020504010408 | Antarcticimonas | Genus | 442727 |
M020504010409 | Apibacter | Genus | 1778601 |
M020504010410 | Aquaticitalea | Genus | 2034843 |
M020504010411 | Aquibacter | Genus | 1502303 |
M020504010412 | Aquimarina | Genus | 290174 |
M020504010413 | Arcticiflavibacter | Genus | 1738639 |
M020504010414 | Arenibacter | Genus | 178469 |
M020504010415 | Arenitalea | Genus | 1476424 |
M020504010416 | Ascidiimonas | Genus | 1853701 |
M020504010417 | Aurantiacicella | Genus | 1742980 |
M020504010418 | Aurantivirga | Genus | 1737068 |
M020504010419 | Aureicoccus | Genus | 1433989 |
M020504010420 | Aureisphaera | Genus | 1704230 |
M020504010421 | Aureitalea | Genus | 1176327 |
M020504010422 | Aureivirga | Genus | 1433990 |
M020504010423 | Bergeyella | Genus | 59735 |
M020504010424 | Bizionia | Genus | 283785 |
M020504010425 | Capnocytophaga | Genus | 1016 |
M020504010426 | Cellulophaga | Genus | 104264 |
M020504010427 | Changchengzhania | Genus | 2049301 |
M020504010427 | Chishuiella | Genus | 1572663 |
M020504010428 | Chryseobacterium | Genus | 59732 |
M020504010429 | Citreitalea | Genus | 1534975 |
M020504010430 | Cloacibacterium | Genus | 501783 |
M020504010431 | Coenonia | Genus | 78328 |
M020504010432 | Confluentibacter | Genus | 1763531 |
M020504010433 | Corallibacter | Genus | 1511643 |
M020504010434 | Costertonia | Genus | 343334 |
M020504010435 | Croceibacter | Genus | 216431 |
M020504010436 | Croceitalea | Genus | 574891 |
M020504010437 | Croceivirga | Genus | 2039220 |
M020504010438 | Cruoricaptor | Genus | 1433995 |
M020504010439 | Daejeonia | Genus | 2027867 |
M020504010440 | Dokdonia | Genus | 326319 |
M020504010442 | Elizabethkingia | Genus | 308865 |
M020504010442 | Empedobacter | Genus | 59734 |
M020504010444 | Eudoraea | Genus | 446680 |
M020504010445 | Euzebyella | Genus | 1287916 |
M020504010446 | Flagellimonas | Genus | 444459 |
M020504010447 | Flavicella | Genus | 1644102 |
M020504010448 | Flavimarina | Genus | 1606872 |
M020504010449 | Flaviramulus | Genus | 369400 |
M020504010450 | Flavivirga | Genus | 1209327 |
M020504010451 | Flavobacterium | Genus | 237 |
M020504010452 | Formosa | Genus | 225842 |
M020504010453 | Frondibacter | Genus | 1655196 |
M020504010454 | Fulvibacter | Genus | 426598 |
M020504010455 | Gaetbulibacter | Genus | 311207 |
M020504010456 | Galbibacter | Genus | 379068 |
M020504010457 | Gangjinia | Genus | 1400057 |
M020504010458 | Gelatiniphilus | Genus | 2041439 |
M020504010459 | Gelidibacter | Genus | 49279 |
M020504010460 | Geojedonia | Genus | 1649451 |
M020504010461 | Gillisia | Genus | 244698 |
M020504010462 | Gilvibacter | Genus | 379070 |
M020504010463 | Gramella | Genus | 292691 |
M020504010464 | Hanstruepera | Genus | 1707752 |
M020504010465 | Hoppeia | Genus | 1541817 |
M020504010466 | Hwangdonia | Genus | 1649460 |
M020504010467 | Hyunsoonleella | Genus | 1080193 |
M020504010468 | Ichthyenterobacterium | Genus | 1775694 |
M020504010469 | Imtechella | Genus | 1165076 |
M020504010470 | Jejudonia | Genus | 1499144 |
M020504010471 | Jejuia | Genus | 762551 |
M020504010472 | Joostella | Genus | 453850 |
M020504010473 | Kordia | Genus | 221065 |
M020504010474 | Kriegella | Genus | 574892 |
M020504010475 | Lacinutrix | Genus | 291183 |
M020504010476 | Leeuwenhoekiella | Genus | 283735 |
M020504010477 | Leptobacterium | Genus | 472054 |
M020504010478 | Litoribaculum | Genus | 1569266 |
M020504010479 | Lutaonella | Genus | 488548 |
M020504010480 | Lutibacter | Genus | 358023 |
M020504010481 | Lutimonas | Genus | 449810 |
M020504010482 | Mangrovimonas | Genus | 1211036 |
M020504010483 | Maribacter | Genus | 252356 |
M020504010484 | Mariniflexile | Genus | 527198 |
M020504010485 | Marinirhabdus | Genus | 1862153 |
M020504010486 | Maripseudobacter | Genus | 1914030 |
M020504010487 | Maritimimonas | Genus | 1403697 |
M020504010488 | Marixanthomonas | Genus | 387658 |
M020504010489 | Meridianimaribacter | Genus | 1197472 |
M020504010490 | Mesoflavibacter | Genus | 444051 |
M020504010491 | Mesonia | Genus | 232115 |
M020504010492 | Moheibacter | Genus | 1572763 |
M020504010493 | Muricauda | Genus | 111500 |
M020504010494 | Muriicola | Genus | 762641 |
M020504010495 | Myroides | Genus | 76831 |
M020504010496 | Namhaeicola | Genus | 1664348 |
M020504010497 | Neptunitalea | Genus | 1749071 |
M020504010498 | Nonlabens | Genus | 363408 |
M020504010499 | Oceanihabitans | Genus | 2045416 |
M02050401040A | Olleya | Genus | 336276 |
M02050401040B | Ornithobacterium | Genus | 28250 |
M02050401040C | Pibocella | Genus | 237372 |
M02050401040D | Planktosalinus | Genus | 1810932 |
M02050401040E | Polaribacter | Genus | 52959 |
M02050401040F | Postechiella | Genus | 1434033 |
M02050401040G | Pricia | Genus | 1434034 |
M02050401042A | Pseudobizionia | Genus | 2125981 |
M02050401040H | Pseudofulvibacter | Genus | 1524959 |
M02050401040I | Pseudotenacibaculum | Genus | 2048117 |
M02050401040J | Pseudozobellia | Genus | 633413 |
M02050401040K | Psychroflexus | Genus | 83612 |
M02050401040L | Psychroserpens | Genus | 49277 |
M02050401040M | Pustulibacterium | Genus | 1649485 |
M02050401040N | Riemerella | Genus | 34084 |
M02050401040P | Robertkochia | Genus | 1649489 |
M02050401040Q | Robiginitalea | Genus | 252306 |
M02050401040R | Sabulilitoribacter | Genus | 1573059 |
M02050401040S | Salegentibacter | Genus | 143222 |
M02050401040T | Salinimicrobium | Genus | 561367 |
M02050401040U | Saonia | Genus | 2029851 |
M02050401040V | Sediminibacter | Genus | 379072 |
M02050401040W | Sediminicola | Genus | 389486 |
M02050401040X | Seonamhaeicola | Genus | 1649495 |
M02050401040Y | Siansivirga | Genus | 1204360 |
M02050401040Z | Sinomicrobium | Genus | 1434045 |
M02050401041A | Snuella | Genus | 1235438 |
M02050401041B | Soonwooa | Genus | 944321 |
M02050401041D | Spongiiferula | Genus | 1819672 |
M02050401041E | Spongiimicrobium | Genus | 1884867 |
M02050401041F | Spongiimonas | Genus | 1313213 |
M02050401041G | Spongiivirga | Genus | 1775471 |
M02050401041H | Subsaxibacter | Genus | 291181 |
M02050401041I | Subsaximicrobium | Genus | 291178 |
M02050401041J | Sungkyunkwania | Genus | 1649498 |
M02050401041K | Taeania | Genus | 1867031 |
M02050401041L | Tamlana | Genus | 393005 |
M02050401041M | Tenacibaculum | Genus | 104267 |
M02050401041N | Ulvibacter | Genus | 237444 |
M02050401041P | Weeksella | Genus | 1013 |
M02050401041Q | Wenyingzhuangia | Genus | 1518147 |
M02050401041R | Winogradskyella | Genus | 286104 |
M02050401041S | Xanthomarina | Genus | 1868329 |
M02050401041T | Yeosuana | Genus | 288018 |
M02050401041U | Zeaxanthinibacter | Genus | 561554 |
M02050401041V | Zhouia | Genus | 561555 |
M02050401041W | Zobellia | Genus | 112040 |
M02050401041X | Zunongwangia | Genus | 417127 |