Beijerinckiaceae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
Order: | Rhizobiales |
Family: |
Beijerinckiaceae Garrity et al. 2006 |
Genera | |
Beijerinckia |
Beijerinckia
Methylocapsa
Methylocella
Methyloferula
Methylovirgula
The Beijerinckiaceae are a family of Rhizobiales named after the Dutch microbiologist Martinus Willem Beijerinck. Beijerinckia is a genus of free-living nitrogen-fixing bacteria.