Meaning | One of two usually recognized orders of true bacteria; Gram-negative spiral or spherical or rod-shaped bacteria usually motile by polar flagella; some contain photosynthetic pigments. |
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Synonym | order Pseudomonadales |
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Member of | division Eubacteria | one-celled monerans having simple cells with rigid walls and (in motile types) flagella |
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Members | Athiorhodaceae, family Athiorhodaceae | small motile sulphur bacteria |
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Nitrobacteriaceae, family Nitrobacteriaceae | usually rod-shaped bacteria that oxidize ammonia or nitrites |
Pseudomonodaceae, family Pseudomonodaceae | rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria |
Spirillaceae, family Spirillaceae | rigid spirally curved elongate bacteria |
Thiobacteriaceae, family Thiobacteriaceae | Free-living coccoid to rod-shaped bacteria that derive energy from oxidizing sulfur or sulfur compounds |
Broader | animal order | The order of animals |
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Spanish | pseudomonadales |
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Catalan | pseudomonadales, pseudomonadals |
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