Oceanospirillaceae
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Oceanospirillaceae is a family of Pseudomonadota. Most genera in this family live in environments with high concentrations of salt; they are halotolerant or halophilic.<ref name=Bergey>George M. Garrity: Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. 2. Auflage. Springer, New York, 2005, Volume 2: The Proteobacteria, Part B: The Gammaproteobacteria</ref> They are marine, except Balneatrix which is found in fresh water and Venatorbacter, which is from terrestrial origin.<ref name=Bergey />All members are strictly aerobic, except Neptunomonas which can perform fermentation reactions.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
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- Family Oceanospirillaceae - J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature