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List of bacteria genera

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This article lists the genera of the bacteria.

Contents

Family Acidobacteriaceae

  • Genus Acidobacterium
  • Genus Geothrix
  • Genus Holophaga
  • Subclass Acidimicrobidae

    Order Acidimicrobiales
  • Family Acidimicrobiaceae
  • Genus Acidimicrobium
  • Subclass Actinobacteridae

    Order Actinomycetales
  • Suborder Actinomycineae
  • Family Actinomycetaceae
  • Family Actinomycetaceae
  • Suborder Corynebacterineae
  • Family Corynebacteriaceae
  • Family Gordoniaceae
  • Family Mycobacteriaceae
  • Family Nocardiaceae
  • Family Tsukamurellaceae
  • Family Williamsiaceae
  • Suborder Frankineae
  • Family Acidothermaceae
  • Family Frankiaceae
  • Family Geodermatophilaceae
  • Family Kineosporiaceae
  • Family Microsphaeraceae
  • Family Sporichthyaceae
  • Suborder Glycomycineae
  • Family Glycomycetaceae
  • Suborder Micrococcineae
  • Family Beutenbergiaceae
  • Family Bogoriellaceae
  • Family Brevibacteriaceae
  • Family Cellulomonadaceae
  • Family Dermabacteraceae
  • Family Dermatophilaceae
  • Family Dermacoccaceae
  • Family Intrasporangiaceae
  • Family Jonesiaceae
  • Family Microbacteriaceae
  • Family Micrococcaceae
  • Family Promicromonosporaceae
  • Family Rarobacteraceae
  • Family Sanguibacteraceae
  • Suborder Micromonosporineae
  • Family Micromonosporaceae
  • Suborder Propionibacterineae
  • Family Nocardioidaceae
  • Genus Kribella
  • Family Propionibacteriaceae
  • Suborder Pseudonocardineae
  • Family Actinosynnemataceae
  • Family Pseudonocardiaceae
  • Suborder Streptomycineae
  • Family Streptomycetaceae
  • Suborder Streptosporangineae
  • Family Nocardiopsaceae
  • Family Streptosporangiaceae
  • Family Thermomonosporaceae
  • Order Bifidobacteriales
  • Family Bifidobacteriaceae
  • Subclass Coriobacteridae

    Order Coriobacteriales
  • Family Coriobacteriaceae
  • Genus Atopobium
  • Genus Collinsella
  • Genus Coriobacterium
  • Genus Cryptobacterium
  • Genus Denitrobacterium
  • Genus Eggerthella
  • Genus Slackia
  • Subclass Rubrobacteridae

    Order Rubrobacterales
  • Family Rubrobacteraceae
  • Genus Rubrobacter
  • Subclass Sphaerobacteridae

    Order Sphaerobacterales
  • Family Sphaerobacteraceae
  • Genus Sphaerobacter
  • Order Aquificales

  • Family Aquificaceae
  • Genus Aquifex
  • Genus Hydrogenivirga
  • Genus Hydrogenobacter
  • Genus Hydrogenobaculum
  • Genus Thermocrinis
  • Family Hydrogenothermaceae
  • Genus Hydrogenothermus
  • Genus Persephonella
  • Genus Sulfurihydrogenibium
  • Genus Venenivibrio
  • Order Bacteroidales

  • Family Bacteroidaceae
  • Genus Bacteroides
  • Genus Acetofilamentum
  • Genus Acetomicrobium
  • Genus Acetothermus
  • Genus Anaerorhabdus
  • Genus Megamonas
  • Family Rikenellaceae
  • Genus Rikenella
  • Genus Marinilabilia
  • Family Porphyromonadaceae
  • Genus Porphyromonas
  • Genus Dysgonomonas
  • Family Prevotellaceae
  • Genus Prevotella
  • Order Flavobacteriales

  • Family Flavobacteriaceae
  • Family Myroidaceae
  • Family Blattabacteriaceae
  • Order Sphingobacteriales

  • Family Sphingobacteriaceae
  • Family Saprospiraceae
  • Family Flexibacteraceae
  • Family Flammeovirgaceae
  • Family Crenotrichaceae
  • Order Chlamydiales

  • Family Chlamydiaceae
  • Genus Chlamydia
  • Genus Chlamydophila
  • Family Parachlamydiaceae
  • Parachlamydia acanthamoebae
  • Candidatus Protochlamydia amoebophila UWE25
  • Neochlamydia hartmannellae (endocytobiont of Hartmannella sp. A1Hsp)
  • Family Rhabdochlamydiaceae
  • Rhabdochlamydia porcellionis
  • Rhabdochlamydia crassificans
  • Family Simkaniaceae
  • Genus Simkania
  • Genus Fritschea
  • Family Waddliaceae
  • Waddlia chondrophila
  • Order Chlorobiales

  • Family Chlorobiaceae
  • Genus Chlorobium
  • Genus Ancalochloris
  • Genus Chloroherpeton
  • Genus Clathrochloris
  • Genus Pelodictyon
  • Genus Prostheochloris
  • Phylum Chloroflexi

    These Philum used to be known as green non-sulfur bacteria

    Order Chrysiogenales

  • Family Chrysiogenaceae
  • Genus Chrysiogenes
  • Species: Chrysiogenes arsenatis
  • Order Deferribacterales

  • Family Deferribacteraceae
  • Genus Deferribacter
  • Genus Denitrovibrio
  • Genus Flexistipes
  • Genus Geovibrio
  • Order Deinococcales

  • Genus Deinococcus
  • Order Thermales

  • Genus Thermus
  • Genus Meiothermus
  • Genus Marinithermus
  • Genus Oceanithermus
  • Genus Vulcanithermus
  • Order Dictyoglomales

  • Family Dictyoglomaceae
  • Genus Dictyoglomus
  • Species: Dictyoglomus thermophilum
  • Phylum Fibrobacteres

  • Genus Fibrobacter
  • Order Bacillales

  • Family Alicyclobacillaceae
  • Family Bacillaceae
  • Family Caryophanaceae
  • Family Listeriaceae
  • Family Paenibacillaceae
  • Family Planococcaceae
  • Family Sporolactobacillaceae
  • Family Staphylococcaceae
  • Family Thermoactinomycetaceae
  • Family Turicibacteraceae
  • Order Clostridiales

  • Family Acidaminococcaceae
  • Family Clostridiaceae
  • Family Eubacteriaceae
  • Family Heliobacteriaceae
  • Family Lachnospiraceae
  • Family Peptococcaceae
  • Family Peptostreptococcaceae
  • Family Syntrophomonadaceae
  • Order Halanaerobiales

  • Family Halanaerobiaceae
  • Family Halobacteroidaceae
  • Order Thermoanaerobacteriales

  • Family Thermoanaerobacteriaceae
  • Family Thermodesulfobiaceae
  • Order Mycoplasmatales

  • Family Mycoplasmataceae
  • Genus Hepatoplasma (Candidatus)
  • Genus Mycoplasma
  • Genus Ureaplasma
  • Order Entomoplasmatales

  • Family Entomoplasmataceae
  • Genus Entomoplasma
  • Genus Mesoplasma
  • Family Spiroplasmataceae
  • Genus Spiroplasma
  • Order Anaeroplasmatales

  • Family Anaeroplasmataceae
  • Genus Anaeroplasma
  • Genus Asteroleplasma
  • Family Erysipelotrichaceae
  • Genus Erysipelothrix
  • Genus Holdemania
  • Order Acholeplasmatales

  • Family Acholeplasmataceae
  • Genus Acholeplasma
  • Genus Phytoplasma (Candidatus)
  • Phylum Fusobacteria

  • Family Fusobacteriaceae
  • Genus Fusobacterium
  • Species:F. necrophorum, F. nucleatum, F. polymorphum, F. novum.
  • Phylum Gemmatimonadetes

  • Genus Gemmatimonas
  • Species: Gemmatimonas aurantiaca
  • Phylum Nitrospirae

  • Genus Nitrospira
  • Species:Nitrospira moscoviensis
  • Order Planctomycetales

  • Family Planctomycetacea
  • Genus Gemmata
  • Genus Isosphaera
  • Genus Pirellula
  • Genus Planctomyces
  • Genus Brocadia (candidatus)
  • Genus Kuenenia (candidatus)
  • Genus Scalindua (candidatus)
  • Genus Anammoxoglobus (candidatus)
  • Genus Jettenia (candidatus)
  • Order Caulobacterales

  • Family Caulobacteraceae
  • Genus Asticcacaulis
  • Genus Brevundimonas
  • Genus Caulobacter
  • Genus Phenylobacterium
  • Order Kordiimonadales

  • Family Kordiimonadaceae
  • Genus Kordiimonas
  • Species: Kordiimonas gwangyangensis
  • Order Parvularculales

  • Family Parvularculaceae
  • Genus Parvularcula
  • Species:Parvularcula bermudensis
  • Order Rhizobiales

  • Family Aurantimonadaceae
  • Genus: Aurantimonas
  • Species: Aurantimonas coralicida,
  • Genus: Fulvimarina
  • Species: Fulvimarina pelagi
  • Family Bartonellaceae
  • Genus: Bartonella
  • Family Beijerinckiaceae
  • Genus Beijerinckia
  • Genus Chelatococcus
  • Genus Derxia
  • Genus Methylocella
  • Family Bradyrhizobiaceae
  • Genus Afipia
  • Genus Agromonas
  • Genus Blastobacter
  • Genus Bosea
  • Genus Bradyrhizobium
  • Genus Nitrobacter
  • Genus Oligotropha
  • Genus Photorhizobium
  • Genus Rhodoblastus
  • Genus Rhodopseudomonas
  • Family Brucellaceae
  • Genus Brucella
  • Genus Mycoplana
  • Genus Ochrobactrum
  • Family Hyphomicrobiaceae
  • Genus Ancalomicrobium
  • Genus Ancylobacter
  • Genus Angulomicrobium
  • Genus Aquabacter
  • Genus Azorhizobium
  • Genus Blastochloris
  • Genus Devosia
  • Genus Dichotomicrobium
  • Genus Filomicrobium
  • Genus Gemmiger
  • Genus Hyphomicrobium
  • Genus Labrys
  • Genus Methylorhabdus
  • Genus Pedomicrobium
  • Genus Prosthecomicrobium
  • Genus Rhodomicrobium
  • Genus Rhodoplanes
  • Genus Seliberia
  • Genus Starkeya
  • Genus Xanthobacter
  • Family Methylobacteriaceae
  • Genus Methylobacterium
  • Genus Microvirga
  • Genus Protomonas
  • Genus Roseomonas
  • Family Methylocystaceae
  • Genus Methylocystis
  • Genus Methylosinus
  • Genus Methylopila
  • Family Phyllobacteriaceae
  • Genus Aminobacter
  • Genus Aquamicrobium
  • Genus Defluvibacter
  • Genus Hoeflea
  • Genus Mesorhizobium
  • Genus Nitratireductor
  • Genus Parvibaculum
  • Genus Phyllobacterium
  • Genus Pseudaminobacter
  • Family Rhizobiaceae
  • Genus Agrobacterium
  • Genus Rhizobium
  • Genus Sinorhizobium
  • Genus Liberibacter (candidatus)
  • Family Rhodobiaceae
  • Genus Rhodobium
  • Species: Rhodobium orientis, Rhodobium marina
  • Order Rhodobacterales

  • Family Rhodobacteraceae
  • Genus Ahrensia
  • Genus Albidovulum
  • Genus Amaricoccus
  • Genus Antarctobacter
  • Genus Catellibacterium
  • Genus Citreicella
  • Genus Dinoroseobacter
  • Genus Haematobacter
  • Genus Jannaschia
  • Genus Ketogulonicigenium
  • Genus Leisingera
  • Genus Loktanella
  • Genus Maribius
  • Genus Marinosulfonomonas
  • Genus Marinovum
  • Genus Maritimibacter
  • Genus Methylarcula
  • Genus Nereida
  • Genus Oceanibulbus
  • Genus Oceanicola
  • Genus Octadecabacter
  • Genus Palleronia
  • Genus Pannonibacter
  • Genus Paracoccus
  • Genus Phaeobacter
  • Genus Pseudorhodobacter
  • Genus Pseudovibrio
  • Genus Rhodobaca
  • Genus Rhodobacter
  • Genus Rhodothalassium
  • Genus Rhodovulum
  • Genus Roseibacterium
  • Genus Roseibium
  • Genus Roseicyclus
  • Genus Roseinatronobacter
  • Genus Roseisalinus
  • Genus Roseivivax
  • Genus Roseobacter
  • Genus Roseovarius
  • Genus Rubrimonas
  • Genus Ruegeria
  • Genus Sagittula
  • Genus Salipiger
  • Genus Silicibacter
  • Genus Staleya
  • Genus Stappia
  • Genus Sulfitobacter
  • Genus Tetracoccus
  • Genus Thalassobacter
  • Genus Thalassobius
  • Genus Thioclava
  • Genus Yangia
  • Order Rhodospirillales

  • Family Rhodospirillaceae
  • Genus Azospirillum
  • Genus Dechlorospirillum
  • Genus Defluvicoccus
  • Genus Inquilinus
  • Genus Magnetospirillum
  • Genus Phaeospirillum
  • Genus Rhodocista
  • Genus Rhodospira
  • Genus Rhodospirillum
  • Genus Rhodovibrio
  • Genus Roseospira
  • Genus Skermanella
  • Genus Thalassospira
  • Genus Tistrella
  • Family Rhodospirillaceae
  • Genus Acetobacter
  • Genus Acidicaldus
  • Genus Acidiphilium
  • Genus Acidisphaera
  • Genus Acidocella
  • Genus Acidomonas
  • Genus Asaia
  • Genus Belnapia
  • Genus Craurococcus
  • Genus Gluconacetobacter
  • Genus Gluconobacter
  • Genus Kozakia
  • Genus Leahibacter
  • Genus Muricoccus
  • Genus Neoasaia
  • Genus Oleomonas
  • Genus Paracraurococcus
  • Genus Rhodopila
  • Genus Roseococcus
  • Genus Rubritepida
  • Genus Saccharibacter
  • Genus Stella
  • Genus Swaminathania
  • Genus Teichococcus
  • Genus Zavarzinia
  • Order Rickettsiales

  • Family Rickettsiaceae
  • Genus Rickettsia
  • Genus Orientia
  • Genus Wolbachia
  • Family Ehrlichiaceae
  • Genus Aegyptianella
  • Genus Anaplasma
  • Genus Cowdria
  • Genus Ehrlichia
  • Genus Neorickettsia
  • Family Holosporaceae
  • Genus Caedibacter
  • Genus Holospora
  • Genus Lyticum
  • Genus Odyssella
  • Genus Symbiotes
  • Genus Tectibacter
  • Order Sphingomonadales

  • Family Sphingomonadaceae
  • Genus Blastomonas
  • Genus Citromicrobium
  • Genus Erythrobacter
  • Genus Erythromicrobium
  • Genus Kaistobacter
  • Genus Lutibacterium
  • Genus Novosphingobium
  • Genus Porphyrobacter
  • Genus Sandaracinobacter
  • Genus Sphingobium
  • Genus Sphingomonas
  • Genus Sphingopyxis
  • Genus Zymomonas
  • Order Burkholderiales

  • Family Alcaligenaceae
  • Genus Achromobacter
  • Genus Alcaligenes
  • Genus Bordetella
  • Genus Pelistega
  • Genus Sutterella
  • Genus Taylorella
  • Family Burkholderiaceae
  • Genus Burkholderia
  • Genus Chitinimonas
  • Genus Cupriavidus
  • Genus Lautropia
  • Genus Limnobacter
  • Genus Pandoraea
  • Genus Paucimonas
  • Genus Polynucleobacter
  • Genus Ralstonia
  • Genus Thermothrix
  • Family Comamonadaceae
  • Genus Acidovorax
  • Genus Aquabacterium
  • Genus Brachymonas
  • Genus Comamonas
  • Genus Curvibacter
  • Genus Delftia
  • Genus Hydrogenophaga
  • Genus Ideonella
  • Genus Leptothrix
  • Genus Limnohabitans
  • Genus Pelomonas
  • Genus Polaromonas
  • Genus Rhodoferax
  • Genus Roseateles
  • Genus Sphaerotilus
  • Genus Tepidimonas
  • Genus Thiomonas
  • Genus Variovorax
  • Family Oxalobacteraceae
  • Genus Collimonas
  • Genus Duganella
  • Genus Herbaspirillum
  • Genus Herminiimonas
  • Genus Janthinospirillum
  • Genus Massilia
  • Genus Naxibacter
  • Genus Oxalobacter
  • Genus Oxalicibacterium
  • Genus Telluria
  • Order Hydrogenophilales

  • Family Hydrogenophilales
  • Hydrogenophilus
  • Tepidiphilus
  • Thiobacillus
  • Order Methylophilales

  • Family Methylophilaceae
  • Methylophilus
  • Methylobacillus
  • Methylovorax
  • Order Spirochaetales

  • Family Spirochetaceae
  • Genus Borrelia
  • Genus Brevinema
  • Genus Cristispira
  • Genus Spirochaeta
  • Genus Spironema
  • Genus Treponema
  • Family Serpulinaceae
  • Genus Brachyspira (Serpulina)
  • Family Leptospiraceae
  • Genus Leptospira
  • Genus Leptonema
  • Phylum Thermodesulfobacteria

  • Family Thermodesulfobacteriaceae
  • Genus Thermodesulfobacterium
  • Phylum Thermomicrobia

    Thermomicrobia phylum is a phenotype of the green non-sulfur bacteria. It is, as its name suggests, thermophilic. Some scientists suggest that the thermomicrobia phylum is not a true bacteriological phylum, but a sub-division of the green non-sulfur division along with the current chloroflexi phylum.

    Order Thermotogales

    Family Thermotogaceae
  • Genus Thermotoga
  • Order Verrucomicrobiales

  • Family Verrucomicrobiaceae
  • Genus Verrucomicrobium
  • Genus Prosthecobacter
  • Genus Akkermansia
  • References

    List of bacteria genera Wikipedia