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Pseudomonadales
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Acinetobacter baumannii
Scientific classification
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Pseudomonadales

Orla-Jensen, 1921
Families and Genera
  • Moraxellaceae
    • Acinetobacter
    • Alkanindiges
    • Cavicella
    • Faucicola
    • Fluviicoccus
    • Moraxella
    • Paraperlucidibaca
    • Perlucidibaca
    • Psychrobacter
  • Pseudomonadaceae
    • Azotobacter group
      • Azomonas
      • Azorhizophilus
      • Azotobacter
    • Mesophilobacter
    • Oblitimonas
    • Permianibacter
    • Pseudomonas
    • Rugamonas
    • Thiopseudomonas
  • Ventosimonadaceae
    • Ventosimonas

The Pseudomonadales are an order of Proteobacteria. They are gram-negative. Some species can cause diseases, they are pathogen. For example, Pseudomonas aeruginosa can cause sepsis. Azomonas and Azotobacter are able to fix nitrogen.

Systematics

There are two families: The Moraxellaceae and Pseudomonadaceae. Some examples:

  • Moraxellaceae
    • Acinetobacter
    • Alkanindiges
    • Enhydrobacter
    • Moraxella
    • Perlucidibaca
    • Psychrobacter
  • Pseudomonadaceae
    • Azomonas
    • Azorhizophilus
    • Azotobacter
    • Cellvibrio
    • Mesophilobacter
    • Pseudomonas
    • Rhizobacter
    • Rugamonas

See also

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