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The Family Beijerinckiaceae

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To date there are only 18 established species in the family Beijerinckiaceae and only 12 if outgroup members are not taken into account. This small number does not impede to consider them quite interesting from the metabolic and evolutionary point of view since it encompasses from obligate methanotrophs to chemoorganoheterotrophs, plus examples of the intermediate states: facultative methylotrophs and facultative methanotrophs. Nitrogen fixation is another remarkable trait of the family, enabling them to thrive in habitats in which other potential sources of nitrogen are scarce. Their global distribution is wide, with a preference for acidic soils of tropical regions (in the case of Beijerinckia) or of temperate and even polar regions in the case of Methylocapsa, Methylocella, Methyloferula, Methylorosula, and Methylovirgula.

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  1. Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049, Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain

    Irma Marín

  2. Colección Española de Cultivos Tipo (CECT), Parque Científico Universidad de Valencia, 46980, Paterna, Valencia, Spain

    David Ruiz Arahal

  3. Departamento de Microbiología y Ecología, Universidad de Valencia, 46100, Burjassot, Valencia, Spain

    David Ruiz Arahal

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Marín, I., Arahal, D.R. (2014). The Family Beijerinckiaceae. In: Rosenberg, E., DeLong, E.F., Lory, S., Stackebrandt, E., Thompson, F. (eds) The Prokaryotes. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30197-1_255

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