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The Family Halomonadaceae

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The family Halomonadaceae, within the class Gammaproteobacteria, consists mostly of marine and moderately halophilic microorganisms that are phenotypically rather diverse. As of January 2014, this family contains ten genera and 106 validly published species names and, therefore, constitutes the largest group of halophilic bacteria. In this chapter, the historical and current taxonomy have been reviewed along with molecular and phenotypic analyses. In addition, isolation and preservation procedures were considered, as well as the ecological habitats where the members of the family Halomonadaceae can be found and their clinical relevance as human pathogens. The increasing interest of this group of microorganisms due to its biotechnological and environmental applications has also been addressed.

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The work of authors was supported by grants from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (CGL2010-19303 and CGL2013-46941-P) and the Junta de Andalucía (P10-CVI-6226). FEDER funds also supported authors’ research.

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de la Haba, R.R., Arahal, D.R., Sánchez-Porro, C., Ventosa, A. (2014). The Family Halomonadaceae . In: Rosenberg, E., DeLong, E.F., Lory, S., Stackebrandt, E., Thompson, F. (eds) The Prokaryotes. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38922-1_235

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