Hafniaceae

Hafniaceae
Image of cultured Hafnia Alvei under a microscope.
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Enterobacterales
Family: Hafniaceae
Adeolu et al., 2016
Genera

The Hafniaceae are a family of Gram-negative bacteria. This family is a member of the order Enterobacterales in the class Gammaproteobacteria of the phylum Pseudomonadota. Genera in this family include the type genus Hafnia, along with Edwardsiella and Obesumbacterium.

The name Hafniaceae is derived from the Latin term Hafnia, referring the type genus of the family and the suffix "-aceae", an ending used to denote a family. Together, Hafniaceae refers to a family whose nomenclatural type is the genus Hafnia.

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