The Family idiomarinaceae

Abstract

Idiomarinaceae, a family within the order Alteromonadales of the class Gammaproteobacteria. This family embraces the genera Aliidiomarina and Idiomarina. Initially Idiomarina was the only genus of this family; recently another genus, Aliidiomarina, has been included. Aliidiomarina encompasses one species Aliidiomarina taiwanensis, while the genus Idiomarina comprises at this time twenty species. The members of this family are Gram-negative, mesophilic, and, with the exception of Idiomarina xiamenensis, require NaCl for growth. Members of this family have been isolated from saline habitats with a wide range of salinities, such as coastal and oceanic waters, solar salterns, submarine hydrothermal fluids, and inland hypersaline wetlands.