Sedimenticolaceae

Sedimenticolaceae
A thin section cell of Thiolapillus sp. under chemolithoautotrophic conditions.
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Chromatiales
Family: Sedimenticolaceae
Slobodkina et al. 2024
Type genus
Sedimenticola
Narasingarao and Häggblom 2006
Genera
  • "Candidatus Endoriftia" Robidart et al. 2008
  • "Magnetovirga" Sirinelli-Kojadinovic et al. 2025
  • Sedimenticola Narasingarao and Häggblom 2006
  • "Candidatus Thiodiazotropha" König et al. 2016
  • Thiolapillus Nunoura et al. 2015

Sedimenticolaceae is a family of bacteria of the order Chromatiales within the Gammaproteobacteria. The family was proposed upon the discovery of Sedimenticola hydrogenitrophicus in samples isolated from a terrestrial mud volcano.

Like other Proteobacteria, the Sedimenticolaceae are Gram-negative and some members are chemolithoautotrophic (similar to the Halothiobacillaceae and Thioalkalibacteraceae).