Abstract
Natr.an.aer.o.vir.ga'ce.ae N.L. fem. n.
Natranaerovirga,
the type genus of the family, ‐
aceae
ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n
. Natranaerovirgaceae,
the
Natranaerovirga
family.
The family
Natranaerovirgaceae
includes obligately anaerobic fermentative bacteria from soda lakes. They are highly salt‐tolerant alkaliphiles utilizing carbohydrates as energy and carbon source. The family belongs to the order “Lachnospirales,” class
Clostridia
, and consists of a single genus
Natranaerovirga
. The family‐level status was established by phylogenomic analysis based on the Genome Taxonomy Database classification (GDTB).
DNA G
+
C content (mol%)
: 31.3–32.3 (whole‐genome sequence).
Type genus
:
Natranaerovirga
Sorokin et al. 2012, VL145.
Taxonomic and Nomenclature Notes
According to the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN), the taxonomic status of the family
Natranaerovirgaceae
is: synonym (last update, February 2025)
*
. Correct name:
Lachnospiraceae
LPSN classification:
Bacteria
/
Bacillati
/
Bacillota
/
Clostridia
/
Eubacteriales
/
Lachnospiraceae
The family
Natranaerovirgaceae
can also be recovered in the Genome Taxonomy Database (GTDB) as
f__DSM-24629
(version v220)
**
.
GTDB classification:
d__Bacteria
/
p__Bacillota_A
/
c__Clostridia
/
o__Lachnospirales
/
f__DSM-24629
*
Meier‐Kolthoff
et al. (
2022
).
Nucleic Acids Res
,
50
,
D801
–
D807
; DOI:
10.1093/nar/gkab902
**
Parks
et al. (
2022
).
Nucleic Acids Res
,
50
,
D785
–
D794
; DOI:
10.1093/nar/gkab776