Alphaproteobacteria

GPTKB entity

Statements (64)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Bacteria
gptkbp:domain gptkb:Bacteria
gptkbp:ecologicalRole nitrogen fixation
pathogenicity
marine bacterioplankton
plant symbiosis
gptkbp:firstDescribed Garrity et al., 2005
gptkbp:genomeSize very small to moderate
gptkbp:gramStain Gram-negative
gptkbp:habitat freshwater
soil
marine environments
host-associated
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alphaproteobacteria
gptkbp:importantFor agriculture
human health
biogeochemical cycling
gptkbp:metabolism aerobic
anaerobic
chemoorganotrophic
chemolithotrophic
photoautotrophic
gptkbp:motility flagella (in many species)
gptkbp:notableFeature ancestral to mitochondria
many are oligotrophic
some are endosymbionts
some are intracellular pathogens
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Bartonella
gptkb:Brucella
gptkb:Wolbachia
gptkb:Rickettsia
gptkb:Caulobacter
gptkb:Pelagibacter
gptkb:Sphingomonas
gptkb:Rhizobium
gptkb:Agrobacterium
gptkbp:order gptkb:Caulobacterales
gptkb:Kiloniellales
gptkb:Kordiimonadales
gptkb:Magnetococcales
gptkb:Parvularculales
gptkb:Rhodobacterales
gptkb:Rhodospirillales
gptkb:Sneathiellales
gptkb:Sphingomonadales
gptkb:Rhizobiales
gptkb:Hyphomicrobiales
gptkb:Rickettsiales
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Pseudomonadota
gptkbp:rank gptkb:class
gptkbp:reproduction binary fission
budding (in some species)
gptkbp:shape varied (rods, cocci, spirilla)
gptkbp:subdivision orders
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Rhodospirillum_rubrum
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Proteobacteria
gptkb:Brucella_abortus
gptkb:Candidatus_Liberibacter_africanus
gptkb:Agrobacterium_tumefaciens
gptkb:Rhizobium_bacteria
gptkb:Brucella_bacteria
gptkb:Brucella_melitensis
gptkb:Brucella_suis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6