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Betaproteobacteria
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Definition
: A class in the phylum PROTEOBACTERIA comprised of chemoheterotrophs and chemoautotrophs which derive nutrients from decomposition of organic material.
DF: BETAPROTEOBACT
Examples
Alcaligenaceae
;
Burkholderiaceae
;
Comamonadaceae
;
Gallionellaceae
;
Hydrogenophilaceae
;
Methylophilaceae
;
Neisseriaceae
;
Nitrosomonadaceae
;
Oxalobacteraceae
;
Rhodocyclaceae
;
Spirillaceae
Other names
Proteobacteria beta; beta Proteobacteria