The phylogeny of <i>Acetobacteraceae</i>: photosynthetic traits and deranged respiratory enzymes.

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Acetobacteraceae are one of the best known and most extensively studied groups of bacteria, which nowadays encompasses a variety of taxa that are very different from the vinegar-producing species defining the family. Our paper presents the most detailed phylogeny of all current taxa classified as Acetobacteraceae, for which we propose a taxonomic revision. Several of such taxa inhabit some of the most extreme environments on the planet, from the deserts of Antarctica to the Sinai desert, as well as acidic niches in volcanic sites like the one we have been studying in Patagonia. Our work documents the progressive variation of the respiratory chain in early branching Acetobacteraceae into the different respiratory chains of acidophilic taxa such as Acidocella

SUBMITTER: Degli Esposti M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10715153 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature