Rhodospirillaceae
The Rhodospirillaceae form a family of bacteria, within the class of Alphaproteobacteria. Most species of this family are capable of anoxygenic photosynthesis, namely the use of organic compounds as an electron donor not reduced sulfur compounds. They therefore belong to the physiological group of non- sulfur purple bacteria.
Some species are nitrogen fixers. You can elemental nitrogen (N2 ) assimilate from the environment and thus indirectly provide other organisms, such as plants, are available.
The genus Magnetospirillum contains magnetotactic bacteria that align their direction of movement at the Earth's magnetic field.
System
Some genera of this family:
- Azospirillum Tarrand et al. 1979
- Defluviicoccus Corrig. Maszenan et al. 2005
- Inquilinus Coenye et al. 2002
- Magnetospirillum grinder et al. 1992
- Phaeospirillum Imhoff et al. 1998
- Rhodocista Kawasaki et al. 1994
- Rhodospira Pfennig et al. 1998
- Rhodospirillum Molisch 1907
- Rhodovibrio Imhoff et al. 1998
- Roseospira Imhoff et al. 1998
- Skermanella Sly & Stackebrandt 1999
- Telmatospirillum Sizova et al. 2007
- Thalassobaculum Zhang et al. 2008
- Thalasso Spira López- López et al. 2002
- Tistrella Shi et al. 2003
- Tistlia Díaz- Cárdenas et al. 2010