Spirillaceae is a family in the order ''
Nitrosomonadales'' in the class ''
Betaproteobacteria
Betaproteobacteria are a class of Gram-negative bacteria, and one of the eight classes of the phylum Pseudomonadota (synonym Proteobacteria).
The ''Betaproteobacteria'' are a class comprising over 75 genera and 400 species of bacteria. Togeth ...
'' of the
bacteria
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.
Only one genus, ''
Spirillum
''Spirillum'' is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria in the family '' Spirillaceae'' of the '' Nitrosomonadales'' of the ''Betaproteobacteria''.Garrity, George M.; Brenner, Don J.; Krieg, Noel R.; Staley, James T. (eds.) (2005). Bergey's Manual o ...
'', has been described in this family.
References
Nitrosomonadales
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