J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature
List of genera included in families
See also the following files:
. Classification of prokaryotes (bacteria): Introduction
. Classification of genera List A - C, List D - L, List M - R, List S - Z
Note: A list of genera unassigned to a family is provided à the end of the file (click here)
Acanthopleuribacteraceae
Acanthopleuribacter
Acetobacteraceae
Acetobacter - Acidicaldus - Acidiphilium - Acidisoma - Acidisphaera - Acidocella - Acidomonas - Ameyamaea - Asaia - Belnapia - Craurococcus - Gluconacetobacter - Gluconobacter - Granulibacter - Kozakia - Muricoccus - Neoasaia - Paracraurococcus - Rhodopila - Rhodovarius - Roseococcus - Roseomonas - Rubritepida - Saccharibacter - Stella - Swaminathania - Tanticharoenia - Teichococcus - Zavarzinia
Acholeplasmataceae
Acholeplasma
Achromatiaceae
Family not widely accepted by the community of microbiologists. The type genus of the family is classified in the family Thiotrichaceae.
Note: The classification of the genus Achromatium Schewiakoff 1893 (Approved Lists 1980) in the family Thiotrichaceae is not in accordance with the Rules of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision).
Acidimicrobiaceae
Acidimicrobium - Ferrimicrobium - Ferrithrix - Ilumatobacter
Acidithiobacillaceae
Acidithiobacillus
"Acidobacteriaceae"
Acidobacterium - Edaphobacter - Terriglobus
Actinomycetaceae
Actinobaculum - Actinomyces - Arcanobacterium - Falcivibrio - Mobiluncus - Varibaculum
Actinoplanaceae
Family not widely accepted by the community of microbiologists. The type genus of the family is classified in the family Micromonosporaceae.
Actinopolysporaceae
Actinopolyspora
Actinosynnemataceae
Actinokineospora - Actinosynnema - Alloactinosynnema - Lechevalieria - Lentzea - Saccharothrix - Umezawaea
Aerococcaceae
Abiotrophia - Aerococcus - Dolosicoccus - Eremococcus - Facklamia - Globicatella - Ignavigranum
Aeromonadaceae
Aeromonas - Oceanimonas - Oceanisphaera - Tolumonas - Zobellella
Alcaligenaceae
Achromobacter - Advenella - Alcaligenes - Azohydromonas - Bordetella - Brackiella - Castellaniella - Derxia - Kerstersia - Oligella - Parasutterella - Pelistega - Pigmentiphaga - Pusillimonas - Sutterella - Taylorella - Tetrathiobacter
Alcanivoracaceae
Alcanivorax - Fundibacter - Kangiella
Alicyclobacillaceae
Alicyclobacillus
Alteromonadaceae
Aestuariibacter - Agarivorans - Aliagarivorans - Alishewanella - Alteromonas - Bowmanella - Glaciecola - Haliea - Marinimicrobium - Marinobacter - Marinobacterium - Melitea - Microbulbifer - Saccharophagus - Salinimonas
Anaerolineaceae
Anaerolinea - Bellilinea - Leptolinea - Levilinea - Longilinea
Anaeroplasmataceae
Anaeroplasma - Asteroleplasma
Anaplasmataceae
Aegyptianella - Anaplasma - Cowdria - Ehrlichia - Neorickettsia - Wolbachia
Note: The classification of the genus Ehrlichia Moshkovski 1945 (Approved Lists 1980) in the family Anaplasmataceae is not in accordance with the Rules of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision).
Aquificaceae
Aquifex - Calderobacterium - Hydrogenivirga - Hydrogenobacter - Hydrogenobaculum - Thermocrinis
Archaeoglobaceae
Archaeoglobus - Ferroglobus - Geoglobus
Archangiaceae
Family not widely accepted by the community of microbiologists. The type genus of the family is classified in the family Cystobacteraceae.
Note: The classification of the genus Archangium Jahn 1924 (Approved Lists 1980) in the family Cystobacteraceae is not in accordance with the Rules of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision).
"Aurantimonadaceae"
Aurantimonas - Fulvimarina - Martelella
Azotobacteraceae
Family not widely accepted by the community of microbiologists. The type genus of the family is classified in the family Pseudomonadaceae.
Bacillaceae
Alkalibacillus - Amphibacillus - Anoxybacillus - Aquisalibacillus - Bacillus - Caldalkalibacillus - Cerasibacillus - Falsibacillus - Filobacillus - Geobacillus - Gracilibacillus - Halalkalibacillus - Halobacillus - Halolactibacillus - Lentibacillus - Lysinibacillus - Marinococcus - Natronobacillus - Oceanobacillus - Ornithinibacillus - Paraliobacillus - Paucisalibacillus - Pelagibacillus - Piscibacillus - Pontibacillus - Saccharococcus - Salibacillus - Salimicrobium - Salinibacillus - Salirhabdus - Salsuginibacillus - Sediminibacillus - Tenuibacillus - Terribacillus - Thalassobacillus - Tumebacillus - Virgibacillus - Viridibacillus - Vulcanibacillus
Bacteriovoracaceae
Bacteriolyticum (illegitimate genus) - Bacteriovorax - Peredibacter
Bacteroidaceae
Acetofilamentum - Acetomicrobium - Acetothermus - Anaerorhabdus - Bacteroides - Capsularis
Bartonellaceae
Bartonella - Grahamella - Rochalimaea
Bdellovibrionaceae
Bdellovibrio - Micavibrio - Vampirovibrio
Beggiatoaceae
Family not widely accepted by the community of microbiologists. The type genus of the family is classified in the family Thiotrichaceae.
Note: The classification of the genus Beggiatoa Trevisan 1842 (Approved Lists 1980) in the family Thiotrichaceae is not in accordance with the Rules of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision).
Beijerinckiaceae
Beijerinckia - Chelatococcus - Methylocapsa - Methylocella - Methylovirgula
Beutenbergiaceae
Beutenbergia - Salana - Serinibacter
Bifidobacteriaceae
Aeriscardovia - Alloscardovia - Bifidobacterium - Gardnerella - Metascardovia - Parascardovia - Scardovia
"Blattabacteriaceae"
Blattabacterium
Bogoriellaceae
Bogoriella - Georgenia
"Brachyspiraceae"
Brachyspira - Serpulina
Bradyrhizobiaceae
Afipia - Agromonas - Balneimonas - Blastobacter - Bosea - Bradyrhizobium - Nitrobacter - Oligotropha - Rhodoblastus - Rhodopseudomonas - Salinarimonas
Note: The classification of the genus Nitrobacter Winogradsky 1892 (Approved Lists 1980) in the family Bradyrhizobiaceae is not in accordance with the Rules of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision).
Branhamaceae
Family not widely accepted by the community of microbiologists. The type genus of the family is classified in the family Moraxellaceae.
Brevibacteriaceae
Brevibacterium
"Brevinemataceae"
Brevinema
Brucellaceae
Brucella - Crabtreella - Daeguia - Mycoplana - Ochrobactrum - Pseudochrobactrum
Burkholderiaceae
Burkholderia - Chitinimonas - Cupriavidus - Lautropia - Limnobacter - Pandoraea - Paucimonas - Polynucleobacter - Ralstonia - Thermothrix - Wautersia
Caldicoprobacteraceae
Caldicoprobacter
Campylobacteraceae
Arcobacter - Campylobacter - Dehalospirillum - Sulfurospirillum
Cardiobacteriaceae
Cardiobacterium - Dichelobacter - Suttonella
Carnobacteriaceae
Agitococcus - Alkalibacterium - Allofustis - Alloiococcus - Atopobacter - Atopococcus - Atopostipes - Carnobacterium - Desemzia - Dolosigranulum - Granulicatella - Isobaculum - Lacticigenium - Lactosphaera - Marinilactibacillus - Trichococcus
Caryophanaceae
Family not widely accepted by the community of microbiologists. The type genus of the family is classified in the family Planococcaceae.
Catenulisporaceae
Catenulispora
Caulobacteraceae
Asticcacaulis - Brevundimonas - Caulobacter - Phenylobacterium
Cellulomonadaceae
Actinotalea - Cellulomonas - Oerskovia - Paraoerskovia - Tropheryma
"Cenarchaeaceae"
"Cenarchaeum"
"Chitinophagaceae"
Balneola - Chitinophaga - Ferruginibacter - Filimonas - Flavisolibacter - Gracilimonas - Lacibacter - Niabella - Niastella - Parasegetibacter - Sediminibacterium - Segetibacter - Terrimonas
Chlamydiaceae
Chlamydia - Chlamydophila
Chlorobiaceae
Ancalochloris - Chlorobaculum - Chlorobium - Chloroherpeton - Pelodictyon - Prosthecochloris
"Chloroflexaceae"
Chloroflexus - Chloronema - Heliothrix - Roseiflexus
Chromatiaceae
Allochromatium - Amoebobacter - Chromatium - Halochromatium - Isochromatium - Lamprobacter - Lamprocystis - Marichromatium - Nitrosococcus - Pfennigia - Rhabdochromatium - Rheinheimera - Thermochromatium - Thioalkalicoccus - Thiobaca - Thiocapsa - Thiococcus - Thiocystis - Thiodictyon - Thioflavicoccus - Thiohalocapsa - Thiolamprovum - Thiopedia - Thiophaeococcus - Thiorhodococcus - Thiorhodovibrio - Thiospirillum
Chrysiogenaceae
Chrysiogenes - Desulfurispirillum
Clostridiaceae
Alkaliphilus - Anaerobacter - Anaerosporobacter - Anoxynatronum - Butyricicoccus - Caloramator - Caloranaerobacter - Caminicella - Clostridiisalibacter - Clostridium - Geosporobacter - Lactonifactor - Lutispora - Natronincola - Oxobacter - Sarcina - Sporacetigenium - Tepidimicrobium - Thermobrachium - Thermohalobacter - Thermotalea - Tindallia
Cohaesibacteraceae
Cohaesibacter
Colwelliaceae
Colwellia - Thalassomonas
Comamonadaceae
Acidovorax - Albidiferax - Alicycliphilus - Brachymonas - Caenibacterium - Caenimonas - Caldimonas - Comamonas - Curvibacter - Delftia - Diaphorobacter - Giesbergeria - Hydrogenophaga - Hylemonella - Lampropedia - Macromonas - Malikia - Ottowia - Pelomonas - Polaromonas - Pseudacidovorax - Pseudorhodoferax - Ramlibacter - Rhodoferax - Roseateles - Schlegelella - Simplicispira - Tepidicella - Variovorax - Verminephrobacter - Xenophilus
Conexibacteraceae
Conexibacter
Coriobacteriaceae
Adlercreutzia - Asaccharobacter - Atopobium - Collinsella - Coriobacterium - Cryptobacterium - Denitrobacterium - Eggerthella - Enterorhabdus - Gordonibacter - Olsenella - Paraeggerthella - Slackia
Corynebacteriaceae
Bacterionema - Caseobacter - Corynebacterium - Turicella
Coxiellaceae
Aquicella - Coxiella
Cryomorphaceae
Brumimicrobium - Crocinitomix - Cryomorpha - Fluviicola - Lishizhenia - Owenweeksia - Sediminitomix - Wandonia
Cryptosporangiaceae
Cryptosporangium
"Cyclobacteriaceae"
Algoriphagus - Aquiflexum - Belliella - Chimaereicella - Cyclobacterium - Echinicola - Hongiella
Cystobacteraceae
Anaeromyxobacter - Archangium - Cystobacter - Hyalangium - Melittangium - Stigmatella
Note: The classification of the genus Archangium Jahn 1924 (Approved Lists 1980) in the family Cystobacteraceae is not in accordance with the Rules of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision).
Cytophagaceae
Adhaeribacter - Arcicella - Cytophaga - Dyadobacter - Effluviibacter - Emticicia - Flectobacillus - Flexibacter - Hymenobacter - Larkinella - Leadbetterella - Meniscus - Microscilla - Persicitalea - Pontibacter - Rhodonellum - Rudanella - Runella - Spirosoma - Sporocytophaga
Deferribacteraceae
Calditerrivibrio - Deferribacter - Denitrovibrio - Flexistipes - Geovibrio - Mucispirillum
Deinococcaceae
Deinobacter - Deinococcus
Dermabacteraceae
Brachybacterium - Dermabacter - Devriesea - Helcobacillus
Dermacoccaceae
Demetria - Dermacoccus - Kytococcus - Luteipulveratus - Yimella
Dermatophilaceae
Dermatophilus - Kineosphaera
Desulfarculaceae
Desulfarculus
Desulfobacteraceae
Desulfatibacillum - Desulfatiferula - Desulfatirhabdium - Desulfobacter - Desulfobacterium - Desulfobacula - Desulfobotulus - Desulfocella - Desulfococcus - Desulfofaba - Desulfofrigus - Desulfoluna - Desulfomusa - Desulfonema - Desulforegula - Desulfosarcina - Desulfospira - Desulfotignum
Desulfobulbaceae
Desulfobulbus - Desulfocapsa - Desulfofustis - Desulfopila - Desulforhopalus - Desulfotalea - Desulfurivibrio
Desulfohalobiaceae
Desulfohalobium - Desulfonatronospira - Desulfonatronovibrio - Desulfonauticus - Desulfothermus - Desulfovermiculus
Desulfomicrobiaceae
Desulfomicrobium
Desulfonatronaceae
Desulfonatronum
Desulfovibrionaceae
Bilophila - Desulfocurvus - Desulfomonas - Desulfovibrio - Lawsonia
Desulfurellaceae
Desulfurella - Hippea
Desulfurobacteriaceae
Balnearium - Desulfurobacterium - Thermovibrio
Desulfurococcaceae
Aeropyrum - Desulfurococcus - Ignicoccus - Ignisphaera - Staphylothermus - Stetteria - Sulfophobococcus - Thermodiscus - Thermosphaera
Desulfuromonadaceae
Desulfuromonas - Desulfuromusa - Malonomonas - Pelobacter
"Dictyoglomaceae"
Dictyoglomus
Ectothiorhodospiraceae
Alkalilimnicola - Alkalispirillum - Aquisalimonas - Arhodomonas - Ectothiorhodosinus - Ectothiorhodospira - Halorhodospira - Natronocella - Nitrococcus - Thioalkalispira - Thioalkalivibrio - Thiohalospira - Thiorhodospira
Ehrlichiaceae
Family not widely accepted by the community of microbiologists. The type genus of the family is classified in the family Anaplasmataceae.
Note: The classification of the genus Ehrlichia Moshkovski 1945 (Approved Lists 1980) in the family Anaplasmataceae is not in accordance with the Rules of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision).
Elusimicrobiaceae
Elusimicrobium
Enterobacteriaceae
Arsenophonus - Biostraticola - Brenneria - Buchnera - Budvicia - Buttiauxella - Calymmatobacterium - Cedecea - Citrobacter - Cronobacter - Dickeya - Edwardsiella - Enterobacter - Erwinia - Escherichia - Ewingella - Hafnia - Klebsiella - Kluyvera - Leclercia - Leminorella - Levinea - Mangrovibacter - Moellerella - Morganella - Obesumbacterium - Pantoea - Pectobacterium - Photorhabdus - Plesiomonas - Pragia - Proteus - Providencia - Rahnella - Raoultella - Saccharobacter - Salmonella - Samsonia - Serratia - Shigella - Sodalis - Tatumella - Thorsellia - Trabulsiella - Wigglesworthia - Xenorhabdus - Yersinia - Yokenella
Enterococcaceae
Bavariicoccus - Catellicoccus - Enterococcus - Melissococcus - Pilibacter - Tetragenococcus - Vagococcus
Entomoplasmataceae
Entomoplasma - Mesoplasma
Erysipelotrichaceae
Allobaculum - Bulleidia - Catenibacterium - Coprobacillus -Erysipelothrix - Holdemania - Solobacterium - Turicibacter
Erythrobacteraceae
Altererythrobacter - Croceicoccus - Erythrobacter - Erythromicrobium - Porphyrobacter
Eubacteriaceae
Acetobacterium - Alkalibacter - Anaerofustis - Eubacterium - Garciella - Pseudoramibacter
Ferrimonadaceae
Ferrimonas - Paraferrimonas
Ferroplasmaceae
Acidiplasma - Ferroplasma
"Fibrobacteraceae"
Fibrobacter
"Flammeovirgaceae"
Fabibacter - Flammeovirga - Flexithrix - Limibacter - Marinicola - Marinoscillum - Perexilibacter - Persicobacter - Rapidithrix - Reichenbachiella - Roseivirga - Thermonema
Flavobacteriaceae
Actibacter - Aequorivita - Aestuariicola - Algibacter - Aquimarina - Arenibacter - Bergeyella - Bizionia - Capnocytophaga - Cellulophaga - Chryseobacterium - Cloacibacterium - Coenonia - Costertonia - Croceibacter - Croceitalea - Dokdonia - Donghaeana - Elizabethkingia - Empedobacter - Epilithonimonas - Eudoraea - Flagellimonas - Flaviramulus - Flavobacterium - Formosa - Fulvibacter - Gaetbulibacter - Gaetbulimicrobium - Galbibacter - Gelidibacter - Gillisia - Gilvibacter - Gramella - Hyunsoonleella - Jejuia - Joostella - Kaistella - Kordia - Kriegella - Krokinobacter - Lacinutrix - Leeuwenhoekiella - Leptobacterium - Lutaonella - Lutibacter - Lutimonas - Maribacter - Mariniflexile - Maritimimonas - Marixanthomonas - Meridianimaribacter - Mesoflavibacter - Mesonia - Muricauda - Myroides - Nonlabens - Olleya - Ornithobacterium - Persicivirga - Pibocella - Planobacterium - Polaribacter - Pseudozobellia - Psychroflexus - Psychroserpens - Riemerella - Robiginitalea - Salegentibacter - Salinimicrobium - Sandarakinotalea - Sediminibacter - Sediminicola - Sejongia - Stanierella - Stenothermobacter - Subsaxibacter - Subsaximicrobium - Tamlana - Tenacibaculum - Ulvibacter - Vitellibacter - Wautersiella - Weeksella - Winogradskyella - Yeosuana - Zeaxanthinibacter - Zhouia - Zobellia - Zunongwangia
"Flexibacteraceae"
See Cytophagaceae
"Fusobacteriaceae"
Cetobacterium - Fusobacterium - Ilyobacter - Propionigenium - Psychrilyobacter
Gemmatimonadaceae
Gemmatimonas
Geobacteraceae
Geoalkalibacter - Geobacter - Geopsychrobacter - Geothermobacter - Trichlorobacter
Geodermatophilaceae
Blastococcus - Geodermatophilus - Modestobacter
Glycomycetaceae
Glycomyces - Haloglycomyces - Stackebrandtia
Gordoniaceae
See Nocardiaceae [Zhi et al. 2009 propose to combine the families Gordoniaceae (genera Gordonia, Millisia and Skermania) and Nocardiaceae in an emended family Nocardiaceae].
Gracilibacteraceae
Gracilibacter
Granulosicoccaceae
Granulosicoccus
Hahellaceae
Endozoicomonas - Hahella - Halospina - Zooshikella
Halanaerobiaceae
Halanaerobium - Halocella - Haloincola - Halothermothrix
"Haliangiaceae"
Haliangium
Halobacteriaceae
Haladaptatus - Halalkalicoccus - Haloarcula - Halobacterium - Halobaculum - Halobiforma - Halococcus - Haloferax - Halogeometricum - Halomicrobium - Halopiger - Haloplanus - Haloquadratum - Halorhabdus - Halorubrum - Halosarcina - Halosimplex - Halostagnicola - Haloterrigena - Halovivax - Natrialba - Natrinema - Natronobacterium - Natronococcus - Natronolimnobius - Natronomonas - Natronorubrum
Halobacteroidaceae
Acetohalobium - Halanaerobacter - Halanaerobaculum - Halobacteroides - Halonatronum - Natroniella - Orenia - Selenihalanaerobacter - Sporohalobacter
Halomonadaceae
Aidingimonas - Carnimonas - Chromohalobacter - Cobetia - Deleya - Halomonas - Halotalea - Halovibrio - Kushneria - Modicisalibacter - Salinicola - Volcaniella - Zymobacter
Halothiobacillaceae
Halothiobacillus - Thioalkalibacter - Thiofaba - Thiovirga
Helicobacteraceae
Helicobacter - Sulfuricurvum - Sulfurimonas - Sulfurovum - Thiovulum - Wolinella
"Heliobacteriaceae"
Heliobacillus - Heliobacterium - Heliophilum - Heliorestis
"Herpetosiphonaceae"
Herpetosiphon
Holophagaceae
Geothrix - Holophaga
"Hydrogenimonaceae"
Hydrogenimonas
Hydrogenophilaceae
Hydrogenophilus - Petrobacter - Tepidiphilus - Thiobacillus
Hydrogenothermaceae
Hydrogenothermus - Persephonella - Sulfurihydrogenibium - Venenivibrio
Hyphomicrobiaceae
Ancalomicrobium - Angulomicrobium - Aquabacter - Blastochloris - Cucumibacter - Devosia - Dichotomicrobium - Filomicrobium - Gemmiger - Hyphomicrobium - Maritalea - Methylorhabdus - Pedomicrobium - Prosthecomicrobium - Rhodomicrobium - Rhodoplanes - Seliberia - Zhangella
Hyphomonadaceae
Hellea - Henriciella - Hirschia - Hyphomonas - Maribaculum - Maricaulis - Oceanicaulis - Ponticaulis - Robiginitomaculum - Woodsholea
Idiomarinaceae
Idiomarina - Pseudidiomarina
Intrasporangiaceae
Arsenicicoccus - Fodinibacter - Humibacillus - Humihabitans - Intrasporangium - Janibacter - Knoellia - Kribbia - Lapillicoccus - Marihabitans - Ornithinicoccus - Ornithinimicrobium - Oryzihumus - Phycicoccus - Serinicoccus - Terrabacter - Terracoccus - Tetrasphaera
Kineosporiaceae
Kineococcus - Kineosporia- Quadrisphaera
"Kordiimonadaceae"
Kordiimonas
Ktedonobacteraceae
Ktedonobacter
Lachnospiraceae
Acetitomaculum - Anaerostipes - Butyrivibrio - Catonella - Coprococcus - Dorea - Hespellia - Johnsonella - Lachnobacterium - Lachnospira - Marvinbryantia - Moryella - Oribacterium - Parasporobacterium - Pseudobutyrivibrio - Robinsoniella - Roseburia - Shuttleworthia - Sporobacterium - Syntrophococcus
Lactobacillaceae
Lactobacillus - Paralactobacillus - Pediococcus - Sharpea
Legionellaceae
Fluoribacter - Legionella - Sarcobium - Tatlockia
"Lentisphaeraceae"
Lentisphaera
Leptospiraceae
Leptonema - Leptospira - Turneriella
"Leptotrichiaceae"
Leptotrichia - Sebaldella - Sneathia - Streptobacillus
Leuconostocaceae
Fructobacillus - Leuconostoc - Oenococcus - Weissella
Leucotrichaceae
Family not widely accepted by the community of microbiologists. The type genus of the family is classified in the family Thiotrichaceae.
Note: The classification of the genus Leucothrix Oersted 1844 (Approved Lists 1980) in the family Thiotrichaceae is not in accordance with the Rules of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision).
Listeriaceae
Brochothrix - Listeria
Lysobacteraceae
Family not widely accepted by the community of microbiologists. The type genus of the family is classified in the family Xanthomonadaceae.
Note: The classification of the genus Lysobacter Christensen and Cook 1978 (Approved Lists 1980) in the family Xanthomonadaceae is not in accordance with the Rules of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision).
"Marinilabiaceae"
Alkaliflexus - Anaerophaga - Marinilabilia
Methanobacteriaceae
Methanobacterium - Methanobrevibacter - Methanosphaera - Methanothermobacter
Methanocaldococcaceae
Methanocaldococcus - Methanotorris
Methanococcaceae
Methanococcus - Methanothermococcus
Methanocorpusculaceae
Methanocorpusculum
Methanomicrobiaceae
Methanoculleus - Methanofollis - Methanogenium - Methanolacinia - Methanomicrobium - Methanoplanus - Methanosphaerula
Methanoplanaceae
Family not widely accepted by the community of microbiologists. The type genus of the family is classified in the family Methanomicrobiaceae.
Methanosaetaceae
Methanosaeta - Methanothrix
Methanosarcinaceae
Halomethanococcus - Methanimicrococcus - Methanococcoides - Methanohalobium - Methanohalophilus - Methanolobus - Methanomethylovorans - Methanosalsum - Methanosarcina
Methanospirillaceae
Methanospirillum
Methanothermaceae
Methanothermus
Methermicoccaceae
Methermicoccus
Methylobacteriaceae
Meganema - Methylobacterium - Microvirga - Protomonas
Methylococcaceae
Methylobacter - Methylocaldum - Methylococcus - Methylohalobius - Methylomicrobium - Methylomonas - Methylosarcina - Methylosoma - Methylosphaera - Methylothermus
Methylocystaceae
Albibacter - Methylocystis - Methylopila - Methylosinus - Pleomorphomonas - Terasakiella
Methylophilaceae
Methylobacillus - Methylophilus - Methylotenera - Methylovorus
Microbacteriaceae
Agreia - Agrococcus - Agromyces - Aureobacterium - Clavibacter - Cryobacterium - Curtobacterium - Frigoribacterium - Frondihabitans - Glaciibacter - Gulosibacter - Humibacter - Klugiella - Labedella - Leifsonia - Leucobacter - Microbacterium - Microcella - Microterricola - Mycetocola - Okibacterium - Phycicola - Plantibacter - Pseudoclavibacter - Rathayibacter - Rhodoglobus - Salinibacterium - Schumannella - Subtercola - Yonghaparkia - Zimmermannella
Micrococcaceae
Acaricomes - Arthrobacter - Citricoccus - Kocuria - Micrococcus - Nesterenkonia - Pelczaria (rejected name) - Renibacterium - Rothia - Sinomonas - Stomatococcus - Zhihengliuella
Micromonosporaceae
Actinocatenispora - Actinoplanes - Amorphosporangium - Ampullariella - Asanoa - Catellatospora - Catelliglobosispora - Catenuloplanes - Couchioplanes - Dactylosporangium - Hamadaea - Krasilnikovia - Longispora - Luedemannella - Micromonospora - Pilimelia - Planopolyspora - Planosporangium - Plantactinospora - Polymorphospora - Pseudosporangium - Rugosimonospora - Salinispora - Spirilliplanes - Verrucosispora - Virgisporangium
Microsphaeraceae
The name Microsphaeraceae Rainey et al. 1997 is illegitimate, and a new family designation Nakamurellaceae has been proposed by Tao et al. 2004.
Moraxellaceae
Acinetobacter - Alkanindiges - Branhamella - Enhydrobacter - Moraxella - Perlucidibaca - Psychrobacter
Moritellaceae
Moritella - Paramoritella
Mycobacteriaceae
Amycolicicoccus - Mycobacterium
Mycoplasmataceae
Eperythrozoon - Haemobartonella - Mycoplasma - Ureaplasma
Myxococcaceae
Angiococcus - Corallococcus - Myxococcus - Pyxidicoccus
Nakamurellaceae
Humicoccus - Nakamurella - Saxeibacter
Nannocystaceae
Enhygromyxa - Nannocystis - Plesiocystis
Natranaerobiaceae
Natranaerobius - Natronovirga
Nautiliaceae
Caminibacter - Lebetimonas - Nautilia - Nitratifractor - Nitratiruptor - Thioreductor
Neisseriaceae
Alysiella - Andreprevotia - Aquaspirillum - Aquitalea - Bergeriella - Chitinibacter - Chitinilyticum - Chitiniphilus - Chromobacterium - Conchiformibius - Deefgea - Eikenella - Formivibrio - Gulbenkiania - Iodobacter - Jeongeupia - Kingella - Laribacter - Leeia - Microvirgula - Morococcus - Neisseria - Paludibacterium - Prolinoborus - Pseudogulbenkiania - Silvimonas - Simonsiella - Stenoxybacter - Uruburuella - Vitreoscilla - Vogesella
Nevskiaceae
Family not widely accepted by the community of microbiologists. The type genus of the family is classified in the family Xanthomonadaceae.
Note: The classification of the genus Nevskia Famintzin 1892 (Approved Lists 1980) in the family Xanthomonadaceae is not in accordance with the Rules of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision).
Nitriliruptoraceae
Nitriliruptor
Nitrobacteraceae
Family not widely accepted by the community of microbiologists. The type genus of the family is classified in the family Bradyrhizobiaceae.
Note: The classification of the genus Nitrobacter Winogradsky 1892 (Approved Lists 1980) in the family Bradyrhizobiaceae is not in accordance with the Rules of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision).
Nitrosomonadaceae
Nitrosolobus - Nitrosomonas - Nitrosospira
"Nitrospiraceae"
Leptospirillum - Nitrospira - Thermodesulfovibrio
Nocardiaceae See also Gordoniaceae [Zhi et al. 2009 propose to combine the families Gordoniaceae (genera Gordonia, Millisia and Skermania) and Nocardiaceae in an emended family Nocardiaceae]
Gordonia - Micropolyspora - Millisia - Nocardia - Rhodococcus - Skermania - Smaragdicoccus - Williamsia
Nocardioidaceae
Actinopolymorpha - Aeromicrobium - Hongia - Jiangella - Kribbella - Marmoricola - Nocardioides - Pimelobacter
Nocardiopsaceae
Haloactinospora - Marinactinospora - Nocardiopsis - Streptomonospora - Thermobifida
Oceanospirillaceae
Amphritea - Balneatrix - Bermanella - Marinomonas - Marinospirillum - Neptuniibacter - Neptunomonas - Nitrincola - Oceaniserpentilla - Oceanobacter - Oceanospirillum - Oleispira - Pseudospirillum - Reinekea - Thalassolituus
Opitutaceae
Alterococcus - Opitutus
Oscillochloridaceae
Oscillochloris
Oscillospiraceae
Family not widely accepted by the community of microbiologists. The type genus of the family is classified in the family Ruminococcaceae.
Oxalobacteraceae
Collimonas - Duganella - Herbaspirillum - Herminiimonas - Janthinobacterium - Massilia - Naxibacter - Oxalicibacterium - Oxalobacter - Telluria - Undibacterium
Paenibacillaceae
Ammoniphilus - Aneurinibacillus - Brevibacillus - Cohnella - Fontibacillus - Oxalophagus - Paenibacillus - Saccharibacillus - Thermobacillus
Parachlamydiaceae
Neochlamydia - Parachlamydia
"Parvularculaceae"
Parvularcula
Pasteurellaceae
Actinobacillus - Aggregatibacter - Avibacterium - Basfia - Bibersteinia - Chelonobacter - Gallibacterium - Haemophilus - Histophilus - Lonepinella - Mannheimia - Nicoletella - Pasteurella - Phocoenobacter - Volucribacter
Patulibacteraceae
Patulibacter
Peptococcaceae
Cryptanaerobacter - Dehalobacter - Desulfitibacter - Desulfitobacterium - Desulfonispora - Desulfosporosinus - Desulfotomaculum - Desulfurispora - Pelotomaculum - Peptococcus - Sporotomaculum - Syntrophobotulus - Thermincola - Thermoterrabacterium
Peptostreptococcaceae
Filifactor - Peptostreptococcus - Tepidibacter
Peredibacteraceae (illegitimate)
Phaselicystidaceae
Phaselicystis
Phyllobacteriaceae
Aminobacter - Aquamicrobium - Defluvibacter - Hoeflea - Mesorhizobium - Nitratireductor - Phyllobacterium - Pseudaminobacter
Piscirickettsiaceae
Cycloclasticus - Hydrogenovibrio - Methylophaga - Piscirickettsia - Sulfurivirga - Thioalkalimicrobium - Thiomicrospira
Planctomycetaceae
Blastopirellula - Gemmata - Isosphaera - Pirellula - Planctomyces - Rhodopirellula - Schlesneria - Singulisphaera - Zavarzinella
Planococcaceae
Bhargavaea - Caryophanon - Filibacter - Jeotgalibacillus - Kurthia - Marinibacillus - Paenisporosarcina - Planococcus - Planomicrobium - Sporosarcina - Ureibacillus
Polyangiaceae
Byssovorax - Chondromyces - Jahnella - Polyangium - Sorangium
"Porphyromonadaceae"
Barnesiella - Butyricimonas - Dysgonomonas - Odoribacter - Oribaculum - Paludibacter - Parabacteroides - Petrimonas - Porphyromonas - Proteiniphilum - Tannerella
"Prevotellaceae"
Hallella - Paraprevotella - Prevotella - Xylanibacter
"Procabacteriaceae"
No validly published genus name included in this family
"Prochlorococcaceae"
Prochlorococcus
Prochlorotrichaceae
Prochlorothrix
Promicromonosporaceae
Cellulosimicrobium - Isoptericola - Myceligenerans - Promicromonospora - Xylanibacterium - Xylanimicrobium - Xylanimonas
Propionibacteriaceae
Aestuariimicrobium - Arachnia - Brooklawnia - Friedmanniella - Granulicoccus - Luteococcus - Microlunatus - Micropruina - Propionibacterium - Propionicicella - Propioniferax - Propionimicrobium - Propionicimonas - Tessaracoccus
Pseudoalteromonadaceae
Algicola - Pseudoalteromonas
Pseudomonadaceae
Azomonas - Azomonotrichon - Azorhizophilus - Azotobacter - Cellvibrio - Chryseomonas - Flavimonas - Mesophilobacter - Pseudomonas - Rhizobacter - Rugamonas - Serpens
Pseudonocardiaceae
Actinoalloteichus - Actinobispora - Actinomycetospora - Allokutzneria - Amycolata - Amycolatopsis - Crossiella - Faenia - Goodfellowiella - Kibdelosporangium - Kutzneria - Prauserella - Pseudoamycolata - Pseudonocardia - Saccharomonospora - Saccharopolyspora - Sciscionella - Streptoalloteichus - Thermobispora - Thermocrispum
Psychromonadaceae
Psychromonas
Puniceicoccaceae
Cerasicoccus - Coraliomargarita - Pelagicoccus - Puniceicoccus
Pyrodictiaceae
Hyperthermus - Pyrodictium - Pyrolobus
Rhizobiaceae
Agrobacterium - Allorhizobium - Carbophilus - Chelatobacter - Ensifer - Kaistia - Rhizobium - Sinorhizobium
Rhodobacteraceae
Ahrensia - Albimonas - Albidovulum - Amaricoccus - Antarctobacter - Catellibacterium - Citreicella - Citreimonas - Dinoroseobacter - Donghicola - Gaetbulicola - Gemmobacter - Haematobacter - Jannaschia - Ketogulonicigenium - Labrenzia - Leisingera - Loktanella - Lutimaribacter - Maribius - Marinovum - Maritimibacter - Marivita - Methylarcula - Nautella - Nereida - Nesiotobacter - Oceanibulbus - Oceanicola - Octadecabacter - Palleronia - Pannonibacter - Paracoccus - Pelagibaca - Pelagicola - Phaeobacter - Ponticoccus - Pseudorhodobacter - Pseudoruegeria - Pseudovibrio - Rhodobaca - Rhodobacter - Rhodothalassium - Rhodovulum - Roseibaca Roseibacterium - Roseibium - Roseicyclus - Roseinatronobacter - Roseisalinus - Roseivivax - Roseobacter - Roseovarius - Rubellimicrobium - Rubribacterium - Rubrimonas - Ruegeria - Sagittula - Salinihabitans - Salipiger - Sediminimonas - Seohaeicola - Shimia - Silicibacter - Staleya - Stappia - Sulfitobacter - Tateyamaria - Thalassobacter - Thalassobius - Thalassococcus - Thioclava - Thiosphaera - Tranquillimonas - Tropicibacter - Tropicimonas - Wenxinia - Yangia
Rhodobiaceae
Afifella - Anderseniella - Parvibaculum - Rhodobium - Roseospirillum
Rhodocyclaceae
Azoarcus - Azonexus - Azospira - Azovibrio - Dechloromonas - Dechlorosoma - Denitratisoma - Ferribacterium - Methyloversatilis - Propionibacter - Propionivibrio - Quatrionicoccus - Rhodocyclus - Shinella - Sterolibacterium - Thauera - Uliginosibacterium - Zoogloea
Rhodospirillaceae
Azospirillum - Caenispirillum - Conglomeromonas - Defluviicoccus - Fodinicurvata - Inquilinus - Insolitispirillum - Magnetospirillum - Marispirillum - Nisaea - Novispirillum - Oceanibaculum - Pelagibius - Phaeospirillum - Rhodocista - Rhodospira - Rhodospirillum - Rhodovibrio - Roseospira - Skermanella - Telmatospirillum - Thalassobaculum - Thalassospira - Tistrella
"Rhodothermaceae"
Rhodothermus - Salinibacter - Salisaeta
Rickettsiaceae
Orientia - Rickettsia
"Rikenellaceae"
Alistipes - Rikenella
"Rubritaleaceae"
Rubritalea
Ruminococcaceae
Acetanaerobacterium - Acetivibrio - Anaerofilum - Anaerotruncus - Ethanoligenens - Faecalibacterium - Fastidiosipila - Hydrogenoanaerobacterium - Oscillibacter - Oscillospira - Papillibacter - Ruminococcus - Sporobacter - Subdoligranulum
"Saccharospirillaceae"
Saccharospirillum
"Salinisphaeraceae"
Salinisphaera
Sanguibacteraceae
Sanguibacter
"Saprospiraceae"
Aureispira - Haliscomenobacter - Lewinella - Saprospira
Simonsiellaceae
Family not widely accepted by the community of microbiologists. The type genus of the family is classified in the family Neisseriaceae.
Sinobacteraceae
Alkanibacter - Hydrocarboniphaga - Nevskia - Singularimonas - Sinobacter - Steroidobacter
Solirubrobacteraceae
Solirubrobacter
Sphaerobacteraceae
Sphaerobacter
Sphingobacteriaceae
Mucilaginibacter - Nubsella - Olivibacter - Parapedobacter - Pedobacter - Pseudosphingobacterium - Solitalea - Sphingobacterium
Sphingomonadaceae
Blastomonas - Erythromonas - Novosphingobium - Rhizomonas (rejected name) - Sandaracinobacter - Sandarakinorhabdus - Sphingobium - Sphingomonas - Sphingopyxis - Sphingosinicella - Zymomonas
Spirochaetaceae
Borrelia - Clevelandina - Cristispira - Diplocalyx - Hollandina - Pillotina - Spirochaeta - Treponema
Spirosomaceae
Family not widely accepted by the community of microbiologists. The type genus of the family is classified in the family Cytophagaceae
Sporolactobacillaceae
Pullulanibacillus - Sinobaca - Sporolactobacillus - Tuberibacillus
Staphylococcaceae
Jeotgalicoccus - Macrococcus - Nosocomiicoccus - Salinicoccus - Staphylococcus
Streptococcaceae
Lactococcus - Lactovum - Streptococcus
Streptomycetaceae
Actinopycnidium - Actinosporangium - Chainia - Elytrosporangium - Kitasatoa - Kitasatospora - Microellobosporia - Streptacidiphilus - Streptomyces - Streptoverticillium
Streptosporangiaceae
Acrocarpospora - Herbidospora - Microbispora - Microtetraspora - Nonomuraea - Planobispora - Planomonospora - Planotetraspora - Sphaerisporangium - Streptosporangium - Thermopolyspora
Succinivibrionaceae
Anaerobiospirillum - Ruminobacter - Succinimonas - Succinivibrio
Sulfolobaceae
Acidianus - Desulfurolobus - Metallosphaera - Stygiolobus - Sulfolobus - Sulfurisphaera - Sulfurococcus
Synergistaceae
Aminiphilus - Aminobacterium - Aminomonas - Anaerobaculum - Cloacibacillus - Dethiosulfovibrio - Jonquetella - Pyramidobacter - Synergistes - Thermanaerovibrio - Thermovirga
Syntrophaceae
Desulfobacca - Desulfomonile - Smithella - Syntrophus
Syntrophobacteraceae
Desulfacinum - Desulfoglaeba - Desulforhabdus - Desulfovirga - Syntrophobacter - Thermodesulforhabdus
Syntrophomonadaceae
Dethiobacter - Fervidicola - Pelospora - Syntrophomonas - Syntrophospora - Syntrophothermus - Thermohydrogenium - Thermosyntropha
Syntrophorhabdaceae
Syntrophorhabdus
Thermaceae
Marinithermus - Meiothermus - Oceanithermus - Thermus - Vulcanithermus
Thermithiobacillaceae
Thermithiobacillus
Thermoactinomycetaceae
Desmospora - Laceyella - Mechercharimyces - Planifilum - Seinonella - Shimazuella - Thermoactinomyces - Thermoflavimicrobium
Thermoanaerobacteraceae
Acetogenium - Ammonifex - Caldanaerobacter - Caldanaerobius - Carboxydibrachium - Carboxydothermus - Desulfovirgula - Gelria - Moorella - Tepidanaerobacter - Thermacetogenium - Thermanaeromonas - Thermoanaerobacter - Thermoanaerobium - Thermobacteroides
Thermococcaceae
Palaeococcus - Pyrococcus - Thermococcus
Thermodesulfobacteriaceae
Caldimicrobium - Thermodesulfatator - Thermodesulfobacterium
Thermodesulfobiaceae
Coprothermobacter - Thermodesulfobium
Thermoleophilaceae
Thermoleophilum
Thermolithobacteraceae
Thermolithobacter
Thermomicrobiaceae
Thermomicrobium
Thermomonosporaceae
Actinoallomurus - Actinocorallia - Actinomadura - Excellospora - Spirillospora - Thermomonospora
Thermoplasmataceae
Thermoplasma
Thermoproteaceae
Caldivirga - Pyrobaculum - Thermocladium - Thermoproteus - Vulcanisaeta
Thermotogaceae
Fervidobacterium - Geotoga - Kosmotoga - Marinitoga - Petrotoga - Thermosipho - Thermotoga
Thiocapsaceae
Family not widely accepted by the community of microbiologists. The type genus of the family is classified in the family Chromatiaceae.
Thiotrichaceae
Achromatium - Beggiatoa - Leucothrix - Thiobacterium - Thiomargarita - Thioploca - Thiospira - Thiothrix
Note: The classification of the genus Achromatium Schewiakoff 1893 (Approved Lists 1980) in the family Thiotrichaceae is not in accordance with the Rules of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision).
Note: The classification of the genus Beggiatoa Trevisan 1842 (Approved Lists 1980) in the family Thiotrichaceae is not in accordance with the Rules of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision).
Note: The classification of the genus Leucothrix Oersted 1844 (Approved Lists 1980) in the family Thiotrichaceae is not in accordance with the Rules of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision).
Treponemataceae
Family not widely accepted by the community of microbiologists. The type genus of the family is classified in the family Spirochaetaceae.
Veillonellaceae
Acetonema - Acidaminococcus - Allisonella - Anaeroarcus - Anaeroglobus - Anaeromusa - Anaerosinus - Anaerovibrio - Centipeda - Dendrosporobacter - Dialister - Megamonas - Megasphaera - Mitsuokella - Pectinatus - Pelosinus - Phascolarctobacterium - Propionispira - Propionispora - Quinella - Schwartzia - Selenomonas - Sporolituus - Sporomusa - Sporotalea - Succiniclasticum - Succinispira - Thermosinus - Veillonella - Zymophilus
Verrucomicrobiaceae
Akkermansia - Haloferula - Luteolibacter - Persicirhabdus - Prosthecobacter - Roseibacillus - Verrucomicrobium
Vibrionaceae
Aliivibrio - Allomonas - Beneckea - Catenococcus - Enterovibrio - Grimontia - Listonella - Lucibacterium - Photobacterium - Salinivibrio - Vibrio
"Victivallaceae"
Victivallis
Vitreoscillaceae
Family not widely accepted by the community of microbiologists. The type genus of the family is classified in the family Neisseriaceae.
Xanthobacteraceae
Ancylobacter - Azorhizobium - Labrys - Pseudolabrys - Pseudoxanthobacter - Starkeya - Xanthobacter
Xanthomonadaceae
Aquimonas - Arenimonas - Aspromonas - Dokdonella - Dyella - Frateuria - Fulvimonas - Ignatzschineria - Luteibacter - Luteimonas - Lysobacter - Pseudoxanthomonas - Rhodanobacter - Rudaea - Silanimonas - Stenotrophomonas - Thermomonas - Wohlfahrtiimonas - Xanthomonas - Xylella
Note: The classification of the genus Lysobacter Christensen and Cook 1978 (Approved Lists 1980) in the family Xanthomonadaceae is not in accordance with the Rules of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision).
Note: The classification of the genus Nevskia Famintzin 1892 (Approved Lists 1980) in the family Xanthomonadaceae is not in accordance with the Rules of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision).
Genera unassigned to a named family
Acetoanaerobium - Acidaminobacter - Alkalimonas - Amorphus - Anaerobranca - Anaerococcus - Anaerosphaera - Anaerovirgula - Anaerovorax - Aquabacterium - Aquincola - Blautia - Bryobacter - Caedibacter - Caldanaerovirga - Caldicellulosiruptor - Caldithrix - Carboxydocella - Congregibacter - Crinalium (not validly published) - Dasania - Dehalogenimonas - Demequina - Dethiosulfatibacter - Elioraea - Exiguobacterium - Exilispira - Fangia - Finegoldia - Flavonifractor - Fodinicola - Fulvivirga - Fusibacter - Gallaecimonas - Gallicola - Gemella - Geminicoccus - Gilvimarinus - Guggenheimella - Halospirulina - Helcococcus - Howardella - Hoyosella - Ideonella - Inhella - Leptothrix - Limnothrix (not validly published) - Lyticum - Mahella - Marinifilum - Methanocalculus - Methanolinea - Methylibium - Methylohalomonas - Methylonatrum - Microcystis (not validly published) - Mitsuaria - Mogibacterium - Parvimonas - Paucibacter - Peptoniphilus - Phocaeicola - Piscinibacter - Planktothricoides - Planktothrix (not validly published) - Prolixibacter - Proteiniborus - Proteocatella - Pseudocaedibacter - Pseudoflavonifractor - Rickettsiella - Rivibacter - Ruania - Rubidibacter - Rubrivivax - Rummeliibacillus - Salicola - Sedimentibacter - Sedimenticola - Simiduia - Soehngenia - Solibacillus - Solimonas - Sphaerotilus - Spongiibacter - Spongiispira - Sporanaerobacter - Sulfobacillus - Symbiobacterium - Symbiotes - Tectibacter - Tepidimonas - Teredinibacter - Thermaerobacter - Thermicanus - Thermoanaerobacterium - Thermogymnomonas - Thermosediminibacter - Thermosulfidibacter - Thermovenabulum - Thiobacter - Thiohalobacter - Thiohalomonas - Thiohalophilus - Thiohalorhabdus - Thiomonas - Tissierella - Toxothrix - Tychonema (not validly published) - Umboniibacter - Xylophilus
See also the following files:
. Classification of prokaryotes (bacteria): Introduction
. Classification of genera List A - C, List D - L, List M - R, List S - Z
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