Acidovorax is a genus of within the family Comamonadaceae. The genus contains some plant pathogens, such as Acidovorax avenae, which causes bacterial fruit blotch on cucurbit crops. Other Acidovorax sp. perform Fe(II) oxidation in anaerobic environments, forming iron minerals in the soil.

References

  • Acidovorax LPSN list of prokaryotic names with standing in nomenclature
  • The Microbial Ecology and Genomics Research Laboratory