Enterobacteriaceae
- Aerobacter
Aerobic bacteria widely distributed in nature.
- genus Escherichia
A genus of bacteria.
- genus Klebsiella
A genus of bacteria.
- genus Salmonella
A genus of bacteria.
- genus Serratia
A genus of motile peritrichous bacteria that contain small Gram-negative rod.
- genus Shigella
A genus of bacteria.
- genus Erwinia
A genus of bacteria.
Lactobacillaceae
- genus Lactobacillus
Type genus of the family Lactobacillaceae.
- genus Streptococcus
A genus of bacteria.
- genus Diplococcus
A genus of bacteria.
Treponemataceae
- genus Borrelia
Small flexible parasitic spirochetes having three to five wavy spirals.
- genus Treponema
Type genus of Treponemataceae: anaerobic spirochetes with an undulating rigid body;...
- genus Leptospira
Very slender aerobic spirochetes; free-living or parasitic in mammals.
Nitrobacteriaceae
- Nitrobacteriaceae
Usually rod-shaped bacteria that oxidize ammonia or nitrites: nitrobacteria.
- Nitrobacter
Rod-shaped soil bacteria.
- Nitrosomonas
Ellipsoidal soil bacteria.
Rhizobiaceae
- Agrobacterium
Small motile bacterial rods that can reduce nitrates and cause galls on plant ste...
- Rhizobium
The type genus of Rhizobiaceae; usually occur in the root nodules of legumes; can fix...
Micrococcaceae
- genus Staphylococcus
Includes many pathogenic species.
- Micrococcus
Type genus of the family Micrococcaceae.
Bacillaceae
- genus Clostridium
Anaerobic or micro-aerophilic rod-shaped or spindle-shaped saprophytes; nearly...
- genus Bacillus
Type genus of the Bacillaceae; includes many saprophytes important in decay of organic...
Pseudomonodaceae
- Pseudomonas
Type genus of the family Pseudomonodaceae.
- Xanthomonas
A genus of bacteria similar to Pseudomonas but producing a yellow pigment that is not...
Spirillaceae
- genus Vibrio
A genus of bacteria.
- genus Spirillum
A genus of bacteria.
Corynebacteriaceae
- genus Corynebacterium
The type genus of the family Corynebacteriaceae which is widely distributed...
- genus Listeria
A genus of aerobic motile bacteria of the family Corynebacteriaceae containing small...
Also contains
- genus Chlamydia
Type genus of the family Chlamydiaceae: disease-causing parasites.
- genus Mycoplasma
Type and sole genus of the family Mycoplasmataceae.
- genus Actinomyces
Type genus of the family Actinomycetaceae.
- genus Streptomyces
Type genus of the family Streptomycetaceae.
- genus Mycobacterium
Nonmotile Gram-positive aerobic bacteria.
- genus Nostoc
Type genus of the family Nostocaceae: freshwater blue-green algae.
- genus Trichodesmium
A genus of blue-green algae.
- genus Thiobacillus
A genus of bacteria.
- genus Rickettsia
Can cause typhus and Rocky Mountain spotted fever in humans.
- Heliobacter
A genus of helical or curved or straight aerobic bacteria with rounded ends and multiple...
- Polyangium
Type genus of the family Polyangiaceae: myxobacteria with rounded fruiting bodies enclosed...
- Spirochaeta
The type genus of the family Spirochaetaceae; a bacterium that is flexible, undulating,...
- Bacteroides
Type genus of Bacteroidaceae; genus of Gram-negative rodlike anaerobic bacteria producing...