Comamonadaceae

Comamonadaceae

Leptothrix ssp. under the microscope
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Proteobacteria
Class:	Betaproteobacteria
Order:	Burkholderiales
Family:	Comamonadaceae
Genera
Acidovorax Albidiferax Alicycliphilus Brachymonas Caenibacterium Caenimonas Caldimonas Comamonas Curvibacter Delftia Diaphorobacter Extensimonas Giesbergeria Hydrogenophaga Hylemonella Ideonella Kinneretia Lampropedia Limnohabitans Macromonas Malikia Ottowia Pelomonas Polaromonas Pseudoacidovorax Pseudorhodoferax Ramlibacter Rhodoferax Roseateles Schlegelella Simplicispira Tepidicella Variovorax Verminephrobacter Xenophilus

The Comamonadaceae are a family of the Betaproteobacteria. Like all Proteobacteria, they are Gram-negative. They are aerobic and most of the species are motile via flagella. The cells are curved rod-shaped.