Acetobacteraceae

Acetobacteraceae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Pseudomonadota
Class:	Alphaproteobacteria
Order:	Rhodospirillales
Family:	Acetobacteraceae; (ex Henrici 1939) Gillis and De Ley 1980
Genera
	See text.
Synonyms
	Elioraeaceae Habib et al. 2020;

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.^[2] Ten genera from Acetobacteraceae make up the acetic acid bacteria.^[3]

^ Gillis M, De Ley J (January 1980). "Intra- and Intergenic Similarities of the Ribosomal Ribonucleic Acid Cistrons of Acetobacter and Gluconobacter". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 30: 7–27. doi:10.1099/00207713-30-1-7.
^ Euzéby JP, Parte AC. "Acetobacteraceae". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved June 7, 2021.
^ Raspor P, Goranovic D (2008). "Biotechnological applications of acetic acid bacteria". Critical Reviews in Biotechnology. 28 (2): 101–124. doi:10.1080/07388550802046749. PMID 18568850. S2CID 86778592.