Domain Bacteria Class Holophagae | Phylum Acidobacteria Rank Order | |
Similar Eobacteria, Sphaerobacter, Caldisericum | ||
The order Holophagales (Ho.lo.pha.ga′les) is a member of phylum Acidobacteria and class Holophagae. The bacteria in this order are Gram negative. This order consists of a single family, Holophagaceae, which contains two genera, Holophaga and Geothrix. Each of these genera contains a single species and they are strict anaerobes.
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