Table 1.
Distribution of the flagellar systems in 67 genera of the Rhizobiales order.
| Family | Genus (Sequenced Species No.) | Subpolar Flagellum | Lateral Flagellum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurantimonadaceae | Aurantimonas (2) | - | + |
| Aureimonas (5) | - | + | |
| Fulvimarina (2) | - | + | |
| Martelella (2) | n.m./n.d. | ||
| Bartonellaceae | Bartonella (27) | - | + |
| Beijerinckiaceae | Beijerinckia (2) | - | + |
| Chelatococcus (2) | - | + | |
| Methylocapsa (3) | - | + | |
| Methylocella (1) | - | + | |
| Methyloferula (1) | - | + | |
| Bradyrhizobiaceae | Afipia (5) | + | - |
| Bosea (4) | + | +/- | |
| Bradyrhizobium (25) | + | +/- | |
| Nitrobacter (3) | + | - | |
| Oligotropha (1) | + | - | |
| Rhodoblastus (1) | - | + | |
| Rhodopseudomonas (2) | + | +/- | |
| Salinarimonas (1) | + | + | |
| Tardiphaga (1) | + | + | |
| Brucellaceae | Brucella (11) | - | + |
| Ochrobactrum (9) | - | + | |
| Cohaesibacteraceae | Cohaesibacter (1) | + | + |
| Hyphomicrobiaceae | Blastochloris (1) | + | - |
| Cucumibacter (1) | + | - | |
| Devosia (11) | + | - | |
| Filomicrobium (1) | - | + | |
| Hyphomicrobium (5) | - | + | |
| Maritalea (1) | + | - | |
| Pelagibacterium (2) | + | - | |
| Prosthecomicrobium (1) | + | - | |
| Rhodomicrobium (2) | - | + | |
| Meganema (1) | n.m./n.d. | ||
| Methylobacteriaceae | Methylobacterium (20) | + | +/- |
| Microvirga (6) | +/- | + | |
| Neomegalonema (1) | n.d. | ||
| Methylocystaceae | Methylocystis (3) | - | + |
| Methylosinus (1) | - | + | |
| Pleomorphomonas (2) | + | +/- | |
| Terasakiella (1) | + | - | |
| Phyllobacteriaceae | Aminobacter (1) | - | + |
| Aquamicrobium (2) | - | + | |
| Hoeflea (2) | - | + | |
| Mesorhizobium (17) | - | + | |
| Nitratireductor (5) | - | + | |
| Paramesorhizobium (1) | - | + | |
| Pseudaminobacter (2) | - | + | |
| Rhizobiaceae | Kaistia (3) | n.m./n.d. | |
| Agrobacterium (9) | - | + | |
| Neorhizobium (1) | - | + | |
| Pararhizobium (2) | - | + | |
| Pseudorhizobium (1) | - | + | |
| Rhizobium (42) | - | + | |
| Ensifer (5) | - | + | |
| Sinorhizobium (6) | - | + | |
| Xanthobacteraceae | Ancylobacter (1) | - | + |
| Azorhizobium (2) | - | + | |
| Pseudoxanthobacter (1) | - | + | |
| Starkeya (1) | n.m./n.d. | ||
| Xanthobacter (1) | n.d. | ||
| unclassified Rhizobiales | Bauldia (1) | n.d. | |
| Methylobrevis (1) | + | - | |
| Methyloceanibacter (5) | n.d. | ||
| Methyloligella (1) | n.m./n.d. | ||
| Pseudorhodoplanes (1) | + | - | |
Taxonomy according to NCBI Taxonomy database. Last accessed in October 2017. For extended information, see Supplementary Data S3. n.d.: Distinctive genes of the flagellar systems as described in material and methods not detected. n.m.: Non-motile bacteria. For references, see Supplementary Data S3.