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Oceanospirillales

Oceanospirillales
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Oceanospirillales
Families

Oceanospirillaceae
Alcanivoracaceae
Hahellaceae
Halomonadaceae
Litoricolaceae
Oleiphilaceae
"Saccharospirillaceae"


Oceanospirillaceae
Alcanivoracaceae
Hahellaceae
Halomonadaceae
Litoricolaceae
Oleiphilaceae
"Saccharospirillaceae"

The Oceanospirillales are an order of Proteobacteria, with seven families. Most species of this order are halotolerant or halophilic.

One strain of Oceanospirillales is an endosymbiont of the Osedax worms. They are not present in Osedax oocytes so they are later acquired.



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