Frankiales
| Frankiales | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetes |
| Order: | Frankiales Sen et al. 2014[1] |
| Type genus | |
| Frankia Brunchorst 1886 (Approved Lists 1980)
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| Families[2][3] | |
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The Frankiales are an order of bacteria,[1] containing three monotypic families, each with only one genus. The order consists of slow-growing aerobic to microaerophilic, soil-inhabiting mesophilic organisms that are in symbiosis with pioneer plants.[4]
References
- ^ a b Sen A, Daubin V, Abrouk D, Gifford I, Berry AM, Normand P (2014). "Phylogeny of the class Actinobacteria revisited in the light of complete genomes. The orders 'Frankiales' and Micrococcales should be split into coherent entities: Proposal of Frankiales ord. nov., Geodermatophilales ord. nov., Acidothermales ord. nov. and Nakamurellales ord. nov". Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 64 (Pt 11): 3821–3832. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.063966-0. PMID 25168610.
- ^ Frankiales in LPSN; Freese, H. M.; Meier-Kolthoff, J. P.; Sardà Carbasse, J.; Afolayan, A. O.; Göker, M. (29 October 2025). "TYGS and LPSN in 2025: a Global Core Biodata Resource for genome-based classification and nomenclature of prokaryotes within DSMZ Digital Diversity". Nucleic Acids Research. 53: D1–D12. doi:10.1093/nar/gkaf1110.
- ^ Schoch CL; et al. "Frankiales". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
- ^ Normand, Philippe; Fernandez, Maria P. (2015). "Frankiales". In Whitman, William B. (ed.). Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (Online ed.). Wiley Online Library. doi:10.1002/9781118960608. ISBN 9781118960608. Retrieved April 24, 2023.