Natranaerovirgaceae

Sorokin, Dimitry Y.; Merkel, Alexander Y.

Natranaerovirgaceae

Title

Natranaerovirgaceae

Author

Sorokin, Dimitry Y. (TU Delft BT/Environmental Biotechnology; Russian Academy of Sciences)
Merkel, Alexander Y. (Russian Academy of Sciences)

Contributor

Whitman, William (editor)

Date

2024

Abstract

Natr.an.aer.o.vir.ga’ce.ae N.L. fem. n. Natranaerovirga, the type genus of the family, -aceae ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Natranaerovirgaceae, the Natranaerovirga family. The family Natranaerovirgaceae includes obligately
anaerobic fermentative bacteria from soda lakes. They are highly salt-tolerant alkaliphiles utilizing carbohydrates as energy and carbon source. The family belongs to the order “Lachnospirales,” class Clostridia, and consists of a single genus Natranaerovirga. The family-level status was established by phylogenomic
analysis based on the Genome Taxonomy Database classification (GDTB).
DNA G +C content (mol%): 31.3–32.3 (whole-genome sequence).
Type genus: Natranaerovirga Sorokin et al. 2012, VL145.