Flavobacteriaceae Explained

The family Flavobacteriaceae is composed of environmental bacteria.^[1] Most species are aerobic, while some are microaerobic to anaerobic; for example Capnocytophaga and Coenonia.^[2]

Genera

The family Flavobacteriaceae comprises the following genera:^[3]

• Actibacter Kim et al. 2008
• Aequorivita Bowman and Nichols 2002
• Aestuariibaculum Jeong et al. 2013

• Aestuariimonas Park et al. 2018
• Aestuariivivens Park et al. 2015
• Algibacter Nedashkovskaya et al. 2004
• Algitalea Yoon et al. 2015
• "Algorimicrobium" García-López et al. 2019
• "Altibacter" Chen et al. 2014
• "Altuibacter" Chen et al. 2013
• Amniculibacterium Chen et al. 2020
• "Candidatus Amoebinatus" Greub et al. 2004
• Antarcticibacterium Li et al. 2018
• Antarcticimonas Yang et al. 2014
• Aquaticitalea Xamxidin et al. 2016
• Aquibacter Hameed et al. 2014
• Aquimarina Nedashkovskaya et al. 2005
• Arcticiflavibacter Liu et al. 2016
• Arenibacter Ivanova et al. 2001
• Arenitalea Zhang et al. 2013
• "Ascidiaceibacter" Chen et al. 2018
• Ascidiimonas Yoon et al. 2016
• Aurantiacicella Teramoto et al. 2016
• Aurantibacter García-López et al. 2020
• Aurantivirga Song et al. 2015
• Aureibaculum Zhao et al. 2021
• Aureicoccus Park et al. 2013
• Aureisphaera Yoon et al. 2015
• Aureitalea Park et al. 2012
• Aureivirga Haber et al. 2013
• "Avrilella" Leyer et al. 2020
• Bizionia Nedashkovskaya et al. 2005
• Capnocytophaga Leadbetter et al. 1982
• Cellulophaga Johansen et al. 1999
• Changchengzhania Wang et al. 2017
• "Citreibacter" Yoon et al. 2018
• Citreitalea Yoon et al. 2014
• "Cochleicola" Shin et al. 2016
• Coenonia Vandamme et al. 1999
• Confluentibacter Park et al. 2016
• "Coraliitalea" Yoon et al. 2018
• Corallibacter Kim et al. 2012
• Costertonia Kwon et al. 2006
• Croceibacter Cho and Giovannoni 2003
• Croceitalea Lee et al. 2008
• Croceivirga Hu et al. 2017
• Daejeonia Siddiqi et al. 2017
• Dokdonia Yoon et al. 2005

• "Candidatus Endobryopsis" Zan et al. 2019^[4]
• Eudoraea Alain et al. 2008
• Euzebyella Lucena et al. 2010
• Faecalibacter Chen et al. 2020
• "Feifantangia" Zheng et al. 2015

• Flavicella Teramoto and Nishijima 2015
• Flavihalobacter Yin et al. 2021
• Flavimarina Nedashkovskaya et al. 2015
• Flaviramulus Einen and Øvreås 2006

• Flavivirga Yi et al. 2012
• Flavobacterium Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)
• Formosa Ivanova et al. 2004
• Frondibacter Yoon et al. 2015
• "Fucobacter" Sakai et al. 2002
• Fulvibacter Khan et al. 2008
• Gaetbulibacter Jung et al. 2005

• Galbibacter Khan et al. 2007
• Gangjinia Lee et al. 2011
• Gelatiniphilus Tang et al. 2016
• Gelidibacter Bowman et al. 1997
• Geojedonia Park et al. 2013
• Gillisia Van Trappen et al. 2004
• Gilvibacter Khan et al. 2007
• Gramella Nedashkovskaya et al. 2005
• Haloflavibacter Feng et al. 2020
• Hanstruepera Hameed et al. 2015
• "Candidatus Hemobacterium" Zhang and Rikihisa 2004
• Hoppeia Kwon et al. 2014
• Hwangdonia Jung et al. 2013
• Hyunsoonleella Yoon et al. 2010
• Ichthyenterobacterium Shakeela et al. 2015
• Imtechella Surendra et al. 2012
• Jejudonia Park et al. 2013
• Jejuia Lee et al. 2009
• Joostella Quan et al. 2008
• Kordia Sohn et al. 2004
• Kriegella Nedashkovskaya et al. 2008

• Lacinutrix Bowman and Nichols 2005
• Leeuwenhoekiella Nedashkovskaya et al. 2005
• Leptobacterium Mitra et al. 2009
• Litoribaculum Jin and Jeon 2015
• Lutaonella Arun et al. 2009
• Lutibacter Choi and Cho 2006
• Lutimonas Yang et al. 2007
• Mangrovimonas Li et al. 2013
• Maribacter Nedashkovskaya et al. 2004
• Mariniflexile Nedashkovskaya et al. 2006
• Marinirhabdus Wu et al. 2016
• "Marinitalea" Kim et al. 2011
• Marinivirga Park et al. 2013

• Maritimimonas Park et al. 2009
• Marixanthomonas Romanenko et al. 2007
• Meridianimaribacter Wang et al. 2010
• Mesoflavibacter Asker et al. 2008
• Mesohalobacter Feng et al. 2020
• Mesonia Nedashkovskaya et al. 2003
• Muricauda Bruns et al. 2001
• Muriicola Kahng et al. 2010
• Myroides Vancanneyt et al. 1996
• Namhaeicola Jung et al. 2012
• Neptunitalea Yoon and Kasai 2015
• Nonlabens Lau et al. 2005
• Oceanihabitans Zhang et al. 2016
• "Ochrovirga" Kwon et al. 2014
• Olleya Mancuso Nichols et al. 2005
• Paramesonia Wang et al. 2020
• Pareuzebyella Huang et al. 2021
• Patiriisocius Kawano et al. 2020
• Paucihalobacter Wu et al. 2020
• Pelagihabitans Wang et al. 2020

• Pibocella Nedashkovskaya et al. 2005
• Planktosalinus Zhong et al. 2016
• Polaribacter Gosink et al. 1998
• Pontimicrobium Janthra et al. 2020

• Poritiphilus Wang et al. 2020
• Postechiella Lee et al. 2012
• Pricia Yu et al. 2012
• "Candidatus Prosiliicoccus" Francis et al. 2019
• Pseudobizionia Park et al. 2018
• Pseudofulvibacter Yoon et al. 2013
• Pseudotenacibaculum Huang et al. 2016
• Pseudozobellia Nedashkovskaya et al. 2009
• Psychroflexus Bowman et al. 1999
• Psychroserpens Bowman et al. 1997
• "Pukyongia" Kim et al. 2020
• Pustulibacterium Wang et al. 2013
• Robertkochia Hameed et al. 2014
• Robiginitalea Cho and Giovannoni 2004
• Sabulilitoribacter Park et al. 2014
• Salegentibacter McCammon and Bowman 2000
• Salinimicrobium Lim et al. 2008

• Saonia Fagervold et al. 2017
• Sediminibacter Khan et al. 2007
• Sediminicola Khan et al. 2006
• Seonamhaeicola Park et al. 2014
• Siansivirga Hameed et al. 2013
• Sinomicrobium Xu et al. 2013
• Snuella Yi and Chun 2011
• "Spodiobacter" Tomida et al. 2019

• Spongiiferula Yoon et al. 2016
• Spongiimicrobium Yoon et al. 2016
• Spongiivirga Yoon et al. 2015
• "Spongitalea" Mitra et al. 2012

• Subsaxibacter Bowman and Nichols 2005
• Subsaximicrobium Bowman and Nichols 2005
• "Sufflavibacter" Kwon et al. 2007
• Sungkyunkwania Yoon et al. 2013
• Taeania Jung et al. 2016
• Tamlana Lee 2007
• Tenacibaculum Suzuki et al. 2001
• Ulvibacter Nedashkovskaya et al. 2004
• Ulvibacterium Zhang et al. 2021
• Urechidicola Shin and Yi 2020
• "Vaginella" Diop et al. 2017

• Wenyingzhuangia Liu et al. 2014
• Winogradskyella Nedashkovskaya et al. 2005
• Wocania He et al. 2020
• Xanthomarina Vaidya et al. 2015
• Yeosuana Kwon et al. 2006
• Zeaxanthinibacter Asker et al. 2007
• Zhouia Liu et al. 2006
• Zobellia Barbeyron et al. 2001
• Zunongwangia corrig. Qin et al. 2007

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature^[3] and the phylogeny is based on whole-genome sequences.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Book: Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology . 2nd . 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria) . Boone DR, Castenholz RW . Springer-Verlag . New York, NY . 2001 . 465–466.
2. Book: An Introduction to the Family Flavobacteriaceae. The Prokaryotes . Springer . New York . 2006 . 978-0-387-25497-5. 455–480.
3. Web site: Euzéby JP, Parte AC . Flavobacteriaceae . June 29, 2021 . List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN).
4. Zan J, Li Z, Tianero MD, Davis J, Hill RT, Donia MS . 2019 . A microbial factory for defensive kahalalides in a tripartite marine symbiosis . Science . 364 . 6445 . eaaw6732 . 31196985 . 10.1126/science.aaw6732. 189818260 .
5. García-López M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, ((Göker M.)) . Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes . Front Microbiol . 2019 . 10 . 2083 . 31608019 . 6767994 . 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02083. free .