Families

Select a family to explore the bacteria within that taxonomic group.

222 families

Bacillaceae

830 bacteria

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Streptomycetaceae

603 bacteria

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Lactobacillaceae

580 bacteria

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Streptococcaceae

546 bacteria

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Mycobacteriaceae

383 bacteria

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Lachnospiraceae

357 bacteria

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Microbacteriaceae

355 bacteria

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Enterococcaceae

326 bacteria

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Clostridiaceae

289 bacteria

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Bifidobacteriaceae

266 bacteria

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Paenibacillaceae

254 bacteria

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Micrococcaceae

222 bacteria

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Oscillospiraceae

212 bacteria

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Corynebacteriaceae

212 bacteria

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Staphylococcaceae

208 bacteria

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Nocardiaceae

176 bacteria

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Pseudonocardiaceae

142 bacteria

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Actinomycetaceae

116 bacteria

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Micromonosporaceae

111 bacteria

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Propionibacteriaceae

96 bacteria

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Caryophanaceae

77 bacteria

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Nocardioidaceae

75 bacteria

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Anoxybacillaceae

72 bacteria

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Eubacteriaceae

63 bacteria

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Veillonellaceae

60 bacteria

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Peptoniphilaceae

48 bacteria

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Carnobacteriaceae

46 bacteria

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Selenomonadaceae

42 bacteria

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Gordoniaceae

42 bacteria

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Prochlorococcaceae

41 bacteria

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Nostocaceae

40 bacteria

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Listeriaceae

38 bacteria

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Peptostreptococcaceae

37 bacteria

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Erysipelotrichaceae

35 bacteria

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Brevibacteriaceae

34 bacteria

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Spiroplasmataceae

34 bacteria

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Synechococcaceae

33 bacteria

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Thermoanaerobacteraceae

33 bacteria

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Coprobacillaceae

33 bacteria

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Cellulomonadaceae

33 bacteria

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Geodermatophilaceae

33 bacteria

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Streptosporangiaceae

32 bacteria

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Mycoplasmataceae

31 bacteria

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Aerococcaceae

31 bacteria

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Intrasporangiaceae

31 bacteria

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Desulfitobacteriaceae

28 bacteria

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Microcystaceae

27 bacteria

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Alicyclobacillaceae

24 bacteria

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Thermomonosporaceae

22 bacteria

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Nocardiopsidaceae

21 bacteria

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Frankiaceae

20 bacteria

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Butyricicoccaceae

18 bacteria

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Dermabacteraceae

17 bacteria

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Promicromonosporaceae

17 bacteria

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Thermoactinomycetaceae

16 bacteria

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Dietziaceae

16 bacteria

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Microcoleaceae

16 bacteria

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Halanaerobiaceae

15 bacteria

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Anaerovoracaceae

15 bacteria

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Sporomusaceae

15 bacteria

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Acidaminococcaceae

15 bacteria

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Dermacoccaceae

14 bacteria

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Leptolyngbyaceae

14 bacteria

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Kribbellaceae

14 bacteria

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Dehalococcoidaceae

13 bacteria

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Geminocystaceae

12 bacteria

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Ornithinimicrobiaceae

12 bacteria

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Entomoplasmataceae

11 bacteria

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Aphanothecaceae

11 bacteria

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Aphanizomenonaceae

11 bacteria

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Peptococcaceae

10 bacteria

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Calotrichaceae

10 bacteria

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Hapalosiphonaceae

10 bacteria

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Clostridiales Family XVII. Incertae Sedis

8 bacteria

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Desulfotomaculaceae

8 bacteria

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Neomoorellaceae

8 bacteria

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Natronincolaceae

8 bacteria

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Actinopolysporaceae

8 bacteria

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Eggerthellaceae

8 bacteria

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Acutalibacteraceae

8 bacteria

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Acholeplasmataceae

7 bacteria

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Glycomycetaceae

7 bacteria

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Anaerolineaceae

7 bacteria

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Fictibacillaceae

7 bacteria

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Pseudanabaenaceae

6 bacteria

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Sporolactobacillaceae

6 bacteria

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Caldicellulosiruptoraceae

6 bacteria

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Tsukamurellaceae

5 bacteria

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Tissierellaceae

5 bacteria

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Oscillatoriaceae

5 bacteria

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Acetivibrionaceae

5 bacteria

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Kytococcaceae

5 bacteria

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Atopobiaceae

5 bacteria

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Candidatus Nanopelagicaceae

5 bacteria

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Jiangellaceae

5 bacteria

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Syntrophomonadaceae

5 bacteria

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Allobogoriellaceae

5 bacteria

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Tolypothrichaceae

4 bacteria

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Dermatophilaceae

4 bacteria

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Filifactoraceae

4 bacteria

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Chroococcaceae

4 bacteria

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Turicibacteraceae

4 bacteria

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Chroococcidiopsidaceae

4 bacteria

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Rubrobacteraceae

4 bacteria

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Kineosporiaceae

4 bacteria

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Nodulariaceae

4 bacteria

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Beutenbergiaceae

4 bacteria

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Thermosediminibacteraceae

4 bacteria

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Coleofasciculaceae

4 bacteria

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Thermohalobacteraceae

4 bacteria

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Peptoclostridiaceae

4 bacteria

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Oscillochloridaceae

4 bacteria

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Dictyobacteraceae

4 bacteria

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Nakamurellaceae

4 bacteria

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Merismopediaceae

3 bacteria

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Scytonemataceae

3 bacteria

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Guptibacillaceae

3 bacteria

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Family_XII

3 bacteria

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Sirenicapillariaceae

3 bacteria

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Jonesiaceae

3 bacteria

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Ktedonobacteraceae

3 bacteria

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Heliobacteriaceae

3 bacteria

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Halobacteroidaceae

3 bacteria

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Christensenellaceae

3 bacteria

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Caminicellaceae

3 bacteria

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Thermotaleaceae

3 bacteria

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Tepidimicrobiaceae

3 bacteria

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Gottschalkiaceae

2 bacteria

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Tindalliaceae

2 bacteria

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Thalassoporaceae

2 bacteria

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Dermocarpellaceae

2 bacteria

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Pleurocapsaceae

2 bacteria

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Clostridiales Family XVI. Incertae Sedis

2 bacteria

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Thermosynechococcaceae

2 bacteria

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Gloeobacteraceae

2 bacteria

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Thermincolaceae

2 bacteria

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Acaryochloridaceae

2 bacteria

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Rivulariaceae

2 bacteria

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Roseiflexaceae

2 bacteria

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Clostridiales_Incertae_Sedis

2 bacteria

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Hoyosellaceae

2 bacteria

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Natranaerobiaceae

2 bacteria

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Salinicoccaceae

2 bacteria

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Caldicoprobacteraceae

2 bacteria

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Demequinaceae

2 bacteria

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Proteinivoracaceae

2 bacteria

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Jatrophihabitantaceae

2 bacteria

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Carbonactinosporaceae

2 bacteria

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Euzebyaceae

2 bacteria

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Chloroflexaceae

2 bacteria

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Candidatus Promineifilaceae

2 bacteria

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Halothecacae

2 bacteria

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Sanguibacteraceae

2 bacteria

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Anaerotignaceae

2 bacteria

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Herpetosiphonaceae

2 bacteria

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Desulfuribacillaceae

2 bacteria

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Lawsonellaceae

2 bacteria

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Natranaerovirgaceae

2 bacteria

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Cymatolegaceae

1 bacteria

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Tropherymataceae

1 bacteria

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Oculatellaceae

1 bacteria

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Mycoplasmoidaceae

1 bacteria

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Symbiobacteriaceae

1 bacteria

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Prochlorotrichaceae

1 bacteria

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Halarsenatibacteraceae

1 bacteria

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Acidothermaceae

1 bacteria

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Catenulisporaceae

1 bacteria

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Thermoanaerobacterales Family III. Incertae Sedis

1 bacteria

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Candidatus Thermobaculaceae

1 bacteria

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Acidimicrobiaceae

1 bacteria

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Cellulosilyticaceae

1 bacteria

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Ardenticatenaceae

1 bacteria

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Lutisporaceae

1 bacteria

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Nocardiopsaceae

1 bacteria

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Chamaesiphonaceae

1 bacteria

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Gomontiellaceae

1 bacteria

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Tepidanaerobacteraceae

1 bacteria

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Chthonomonadaceae

1 bacteria

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Limnochordaceae

1 bacteria

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Aliterellaceae

1 bacteria

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Gracilibacteraceae

1 bacteria

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Desertifilaceae

1 bacteria

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Sporanaerobacteraceae

1 bacteria

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Candidatus Dormibacteraceae

1 bacteria

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Cyanothecaceae

1 bacteria

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Entophysalidaceae

1 bacteria

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Vallitaleaceae

1 bacteria

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Capsulimonadaceae

1 bacteria

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Ktedonosporobacteraceae

1 bacteria

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Zhaonellaceae

1 bacteria

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Candidatus Eremiobacteraceae

1 bacteria

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Aerosakkonemataceae

1 bacteria

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Dethiobacteraceae

1 bacteria

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Xenococcaceae

1 bacteria

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Thermoflexaceae

1 bacteria

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Acidaminobacteraceae

1 bacteria

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Actinopolymorphaceae

1 bacteria

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Desulfallaceae

1 bacteria

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Aristaeellaceae

1 bacteria

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Desulfitibacteraceae

1 bacteria

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Hydrococcaceae

1 bacteria

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Conexibacteraceae

1 bacteria

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Segniliparaceae

1 bacteria

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Caldilineaceae

1 bacteria

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Geitlerinemataceae

1 bacteria

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Fortieaceae

1 bacteria

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Fimbriimonadaceae

1 bacteria

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Gloeomargaritaceae

1 bacteria

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Monoglobaceae

1 bacteria

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Acidilutibacteraceae

1 bacteria

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Egibacteraceae

1 bacteria

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Micrococcales_Incertae_Sedis

1 bacteria

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Antricoccaceae

1 bacteria

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Coelosphaeriaceae

1 bacteria

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Vulcanimicrobiaceae

1 bacteria

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Thermosporotrichaceae

1 bacteria

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Vallicoccaceae

1 bacteria

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Abyssicoccaceae

1 bacteria

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Chlorogloeopsidaceae

1 bacteria

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Motilibacteraceae

1 bacteria

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Coriobacteriaceae

1 bacteria

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Culicoidibacteraceae

1 bacteria

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