Hyphomicrobiales

E760715
bacterial order taxon

Hyphomicrobiales is an order of Alphaproteobacteria that includes many nitrogen-fixing and plant-associated bacteria, such as Rhizobium species involved in root nodule formation.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Nitrobacteraceae 1

Statements (73)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bacterial order ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
cellularMorphology some members have prosthecae or stalks ⓘ
class Alphaproteobacteria NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsIntracellularPathogens true ⓘ
containsMethylotrophicMembers true ⓘ
containsPhotosyntheticMembers true ⓘ
domain Bacteria ⓘ
fixesNitrogenFor legume root nodules ⓘ
habitat animal hosts ⓘ
freshwater ⓘ
marine environments ⓘ
plant roots ⓘ
soil ⓘ
hasCharacteristic Gram-negative ⓘ
aerobic metabolism in many species ⓘ
many species are motile by flagella ⓘ
often pleomorphic ⓘ
rod-shaped cells in many members ⓘ
some species are microaerophilic ⓘ
includesEcologicalRole aquatic bacteria ⓘ
endophytic bacteria ⓘ
plant-associated bacteria ⓘ
rhizosphere colonizers ⓘ
soil bacteria ⓘ
symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria ⓘ
includesGenus Azorhizobium NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bartonella NERFINISHED ⓘ
Blastochloris NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bradyrhizobium NERFINISHED ⓘ
Brucella NERFINISHED ⓘ
Devosia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ensifer NERFINISHED ⓘ
Filomicrobium NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hyphomicrobium NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hyphomonas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Maritalea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Martelella NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mesorhizobium NERFINISHED ⓘ
Methylobacterium-related genera in some classifications ⓘ
Methylorhabdus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ochrobactrum NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pedomicrobium NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pelagibacterium NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rhizobium NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rhodobium NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rhodobium-related phototrophs ⓘ
Rhodomicrobium NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rhodoplanes NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rhodopseudomonas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sinorhizobium NERFINISHED ⓘ
Stappia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Starkeya NERFINISHED ⓘ
Xanthobacter NERFINISHED ⓘ
includesMetabolismType chemoorganotrophy ⓘ
methylotrophy in some lineages ⓘ
nitrogen fixation ⓘ
includesSpeciesGroup plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria ⓘ
root nodule-forming rhizobia ⓘ
some opportunistic human pathogens ⓘ
kingdom Bacteria ⓘ
namedBy Hans G. Schlegel NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum Pseudomonadota NERFINISHED ⓘ
reproductionMode binary fission in most members ⓘ
budding in some prosthecate forms ⓘ
roleInAgriculture enhancement of legume productivity ⓘ
roleInBioremediation degradation of environmental pollutants by some members ⓘ
roleInBiotechnology used as inoculants for legume crops ⓘ
roleInNitrogenCycle biological nitrogen fixation ⓘ
symbiosisType root nodule symbiosis ⓘ
symbiosisWith leguminous plants ⓘ
taxonomicRank order ⓘ
yearDescribed 1968 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bradyrhizobium bacteria → family → Hyphomicrobiales ⓘ
subject surface form: Bradyrhizobium
this entity surface form: Nitrobacteraceae
Bradyrhizobium bacteria → order → Hyphomicrobiales ⓘ
subject surface form: Bradyrhizobium
Rhizobium bacteria → order → Hyphomicrobiales ⓘ
subject surface form: Rhizobium