Flavobacteriaceae
Encyclopedia
The family
Flavobacteriaceae is composed of environmental bacteria
. Most species are aerobic
, some are microaerobic to anaerobic
, for example Ornithobacterium, Capnocytophaga
and Coenonia
.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Flavobacteriaceae is composed of environmental bacteria
Bacteria
Bacteria are a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria have a wide range of shapes, ranging from spheres to rods and spirals...
. Most species are aerobic
Aerobic organism
An aerobic organism or aerobe is an organism that can survive and grow in an oxygenated environment.Faculitative anaerobes grow and survive in an oxygenated environment and so do aerotolerant anaerobes.-Glucose:...
, some are microaerobic to anaerobic
Anaerobic organism
An anaerobic organism or anaerobe is any organism that does not require oxygen for growth. It could possibly react negatively and may even die if oxygen is present...
, for example Ornithobacterium, Capnocytophaga
Capnocytophaga
Capnocytophaga is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria. Normally found in the oropharyngeal tract of mammals, they are involved in the pathogenesis of some animal bite wounds as well as periodontal diseases....
and Coenonia
Coenonia
Coenonia is a genus of bacteria....
.