Weeksellaceae
Family of bacteria
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Weeksellaceae is a family in the order Flavobacteriales.[2][3] It was proposed to be split from the Flavobacteriaceae in 2019, based on phylogenetic analysis.[1]
| Weeksellaceae | |
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| Elizabethkingia meningoseptica on a blood agar plate | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Bacteroidota |
| Class: | Flavobacteriia |
| Order: | Flavobacteriales |
| Family: | Weeksellaceae García-López et al. 2020[1] |
| Genera | |
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See text. | |
Genera
The family Weeksellaceae comprises the following genera:[2]
- Algoriella Yang et al. 2016
- Apibacter Kwong and Moran 2016
- Bergeyella Vandamme et al. 1994
- Chishuiella Zhang et al. 2014
- Chryseobacterium Vandamme et al. 1994
- Cloacibacterium Allen et al. 2006
- Cruoricaptor Yassin et al. 2013
- Elizabethkingia Kim et al. 2005
- Empedobacter (ex Prévot 1961) Vandamme et al. 1994
- Frigoriflavimonas Menes et al. 2022[4]
- Moheibacter Zhang et al. 2014
- Ornithobacterium Vandamme et al. 1994
- Riemerella Segers et al. 1993
- Spongiimonas Yoon et al. 2014
- Wautersiella Kämpfer et al. 2006
- Weeksella Holmes et al. 1987
Phylogeny
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature[2] and the phylogeny is based on whole-genome sequences.[1][a]
Notes
- Spongiimonas and Wautersiella are not included in this phylogenetic tree.