Order II. Puniceicoccales

Authors

Jang-Cheon Cho
Jaewoo YoonFollow
Brian P. Hedlund, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow

Editors

N.R. Krieg; J.T. Staley; B.P. Hedlund; B.J. Paster; N. Ward; W. Ludwig; and W.B. Whitman

Document Type

Chapter

Publication Date

2011

Publication Title

Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology

Publisher

Springer Verlag

Volume

4

Issue

2

First page number:

823

Abstract

Encompasses bacteria isolated from marine environments within the class Opitutae. The order contains the family Puniceicoccaceae. Delineation of the order is determined primarily by phylogenetic information from 16S rRNA gene sequences. All known members of the order are cocci that are Gram-stain-negative and lack muramic acid and diaminopimelic acid. Cells are resistant to β-lactam antibiotics. All are chemoorganotrophic obligate aerobes or facultative anaerobes. Menaquinone-7 is the major respiratory quinone.

Keywords

Marine bacteria – Classification; Opitutae; Phylogeny; Puniceicoccaceae

Disciplines

Bacteriology | Genetics and Genomics | Life Sciences | Marine Biology | Microbiology

Language

English

Repository Citation

Cho, J., Yoon, J., Hedlund, B. P. (2011). Order II. Puniceicoccales. In N.R. Krieg; J.T. Staley; B.P. Hedlund; B.J. Paster; N. Ward; W. Ludwig; and W.B. Whitman, Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 4(2), 823. Springer Verlag.