Aurantimonadaceae
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| Aurantimonadaceae | |
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Hyphomicrobiales |
| Family: | Aurantimonadaceae Hördt et al. 2020[1] |
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Aurantimonadaceae is a small family of marine bacteria.
Aurantimonas coralicida causes a white plague in corals.[3]
Fulvimarina pelagi was isolated from seawater, and takes the form of nonmotile rods.[4] Fulvimarina pelagi is an obligate aerobe, and obtains its nourishment chemoheterotrophically. It tests positive for oxidase and catalase, and contains carotenoid pigments, possibly to protect against solar radiation.