Families

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

361 families

Enterobacteriaceae

1785 bacteria

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Pseudomonadaceae

890 bacteria

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Moraxellaceae

510 bacteria

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Flavobacteriaceae

503 bacteria

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Helicobacteraceae

472 bacteria

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Burkholderiaceae

417 bacteria

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Vibrionaceae

383 bacteria

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Rhizobiaceae

328 bacteria

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Bacteroidaceae

285 bacteria

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Phyllobacteriaceae

250 bacteria

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Lysobacteraceae

245 bacteria

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Roseobacteraceae

243 bacteria

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Comamonadaceae

233 bacteria

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Paracoccaceae

221 bacteria

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Sphingomonadaceae

180 bacteria

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Pasteurellaceae

177 bacteria

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Weeksellaceae

166 bacteria

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Prevotellaceae

164 bacteria

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Neisseriaceae

163 bacteria

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Campylobacteraceae

149 bacteria

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Sphingobacteriaceae

141 bacteria

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Acetobacteraceae

126 bacteria

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Nitrobacteraceae

124 bacteria

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Pseudoalteromonadaceae

123 bacteria

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Halomonadaceae

118 bacteria

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Oxalobacteraceae

116 bacteria

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Yersiniaceae

115 bacteria

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Morganellaceae

111 bacteria

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Alcaligenaceae

107 bacteria

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Legionellaceae

106 bacteria

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Leptospiraceae

94 bacteria

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Erwiniaceae

88 bacteria

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Caulobacteraceae

87 bacteria

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Aeromonadaceae

75 bacteria

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Methylobacteriaceae

71 bacteria

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Shewanellaceae

65 bacteria

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Alteromonadaceae

64 bacteria

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Erythrobacteraceae

64 bacteria

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Chitinophagaceae

64 bacteria

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Marinobacteraceae

62 bacteria

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Tannerellaceae

61 bacteria

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Sphingobiaceae

61 bacteria

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Rhodanobacteraceae

60 bacteria

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Desulfovibrionaceae

59 bacteria

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Hymenobacteraceae

54 bacteria

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Brucellaceae

53 bacteria

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Pectobacteriaceae

52 bacteria

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Oceanospirillaceae

51 bacteria

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Arcobacteraceae

50 bacteria

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Azospirillaceae

46 bacteria

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Treponemataceae

45 bacteria

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Nitrosomonadaceae

44 bacteria

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Borreliaceae

42 bacteria

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Porphyromonadaceae

41 bacteria

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Rikenellaceae

40 bacteria

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Sphaerotilaceae

38 bacteria

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Cyclobacteriaceae

38 bacteria

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Rickettsiaceae

37 bacteria

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Piscirickettsiaceae

36 bacteria

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Bartonellaceae

36 bacteria

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Idiomarinaceae

36 bacteria

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Chromatiaceae

33 bacteria

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Chromobacteriaceae

32 bacteria

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Anaplasmataceae

32 bacteria

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Sphingopyxidaceae

32 bacteria

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Devosiaceae

32 bacteria

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Colwelliaceae

31 bacteria

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Ectothiorhodospiraceae

30 bacteria

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Francisellaceae

28 bacteria

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Nitrospiraceae

28 bacteria

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Fibrobacteraceae

27 bacteria

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Spirosomataceae

27 bacteria

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Chlamydiaceae

26 bacteria

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Thalassospiraceae

26 bacteria

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Hyphomonadaceae

25 bacteria

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Aurantimonadaceae

25 bacteria

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Methylococcaceae

24 bacteria

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Zoogloeaceae

24 bacteria

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Myxococcaceae

22 bacteria

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Hafniaceae

22 bacteria

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Stappiaceae

22 bacteria

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Sulfurimonadaceae

22 bacteria

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Alloboseaceae

21 bacteria

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Planctomycetaceae

21 bacteria

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Cytophagaceae

20 bacteria

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Rhodospirillaceae

20 bacteria

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Acidithiobacillaceae

18 bacteria

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Roseomonadaceae

18 bacteria

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Pirellulaceae

17 bacteria

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Methylophilaceae

17 bacteria

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Akkermansiaceae

17 bacteria

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Orbaceae

17 bacteria

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Chlorobiaceae

16 bacteria

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Odoribacteraceae

16 bacteria

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Hyphomicrobiaceae

15 bacteria

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Geobacteraceae

15 bacteria

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Cellvibrionaceae

15 bacteria

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Brachyspiraceae

14 bacteria

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Xanthobacteraceae

13 bacteria

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Alcanivoracaceae

13 bacteria

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Archangiaceae

12 bacteria

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Pseudobdellovibrionaceae

12 bacteria

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Microbulbiferaceae

12 bacteria

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Acidobacteriaceae

12 bacteria

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Thiotrichaceae

12 bacteria

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Desulfocapsaceae

11 bacteria

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Sulfurovaceae

11 bacteria

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Aquificaceae

11 bacteria

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Halieaceae

11 bacteria

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Methylocystaceae

10 bacteria

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Thiobacillaceae

10 bacteria

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Acidocellaceae

10 bacteria

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Nevskiaceae

10 bacteria

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Parachlamydiaceae

10 bacteria

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Prolixibacteraceae

10 bacteria

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Sutterellaceae

10 bacteria

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Muribaculaceae

10 bacteria

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Sphingorhabdaceae

10 bacteria

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Sulfurospirillaceae

9 bacteria

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Marinifilaceae

9 bacteria

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Chitinibacteraceae

9 bacteria

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Maricaulaceae

8 bacteria

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Roseivirgaceae

8 bacteria

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Rhizorhabdaceae

8 bacteria

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Opitutaceae

8 bacteria

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Spirochaetaceae

8 bacteria

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Crocinitomicaceae

8 bacteria

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Marinilabiliaceae

7 bacteria

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Bruguierivoracaceae

7 bacteria

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Sterolibacteriaceae

7 bacteria

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Desulfurobacteriaceae

7 bacteria

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Gallionellaceae

7 bacteria

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Desulfobulbaceae

7 bacteria

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Leadbetterellaceae

7 bacteria

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Barnesiellaceae

7 bacteria

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Rhodocyclaceae

7 bacteria

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Flammeovirgaceae

7 bacteria

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Endozoicomonadaceae

7 bacteria

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Desulfobacteraceae

7 bacteria

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Spongiibacteraceae

7 bacteria

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Syntrophorhabdaceae

7 bacteria

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Cardiobacteriaceae

6 bacteria

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Hydrogenothermaceae

6 bacteria

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Zymomonadaceae

6 bacteria

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Parvularculaceae

6 bacteria

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Candidatus Brocadiaceae

6 bacteria

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Anaeromyxobacteraceae

6 bacteria

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Isosphaeraceae

6 bacteria

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Salinisphaeraceae

6 bacteria

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Sulfuricellaceae

6 bacteria

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Dysgonomonadaceae

6 bacteria

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Endomicrobiaceae

6 bacteria

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Blastomonadaceae

6 bacteria

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Balneolaceae

6 bacteria

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Ferrimonadaceae

6 bacteria

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Desulfuromonadaceae

5 bacteria

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Verrucomicrobiaceae

5 bacteria

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Coxiellaceae

5 bacteria

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Moritellaceae

5 bacteria

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Sphaerochaetaceae

5 bacteria

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Sedimenticolaceae

5 bacteria

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Magnetospirillaceae

5 bacteria

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Syntrophobacteraceae

5 bacteria

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Gemmatimonadaceae

5 bacteria

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Lewinellaceae

5 bacteria

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Flectobacillaceae

5 bacteria

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Novispirillaceae

5 bacteria

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Oleiphilaceae

5 bacteria

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Halothiobacillaceae

5 bacteria

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Nautiliaceae

5 bacteria

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Fulvivirgaceae

5 bacteria

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Bacteriovoracaceae

4 bacteria

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Syntrophaceae

4 bacteria

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Desulfococcaceae

4 bacteria

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Desulfomicrobiaceae

4 bacteria

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Geminicoccaceae

4 bacteria

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Psychromonadaceae

4 bacteria

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Cohaesibacteraceae

4 bacteria

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Nitratiruptoraceae

4 bacteria

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Beijerinckiaceae

4 bacteria

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Geoalkalibacteraceae

4 bacteria

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Rhodothermaceae

4 bacteria

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Kordiimonadaceae

4 bacteria

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Rubricoccaceae

4 bacteria

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Geovibrionaceae

4 bacteria

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Sphingosinicellaceae

4 bacteria

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Parvibaculaceae

4 bacteria

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Desulfurellaceae

4 bacteria

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Gemmataceae

4 bacteria

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Pleomorphomonadaceae

4 bacteria

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Aquaspirillaceae

4 bacteria

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Candidatus Pelagibacteraceae

4 bacteria

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Candidatus Cloacimonadaceae

4 bacteria

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Desulfarculaceae

4 bacteria

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Budviciaceae

4 bacteria

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Mariprofundaceae

4 bacteria

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Polyangiaceae

3 bacteria

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Syntrophotaleaceae

3 bacteria

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Azonexaceae

3 bacteria

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Chelatococcaceae

3 bacteria

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Rhodovibrionaceae

3 bacteria

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Coraliomargaritaceae

3 bacteria

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Ahrensiaceae

3 bacteria

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Sneathiellaceae

3 bacteria

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Thermodesulfobacteriaceae

3 bacteria

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Kangiellaceae

3 bacteria

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Schleiferiaceae

3 bacteria

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Methylacidiphilaceae

3 bacteria

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Nitrospinaceae

3 bacteria

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Candidatus Scalinduaceae

3 bacteria

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Candidatus Entotheonellaceae

3 bacteria

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Hahellaceae

3 bacteria

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Candidatus Phoenicimicrobiaceae

3 bacteria

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Silvanigrellaceae

3 bacteria

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Ketobacteraceae

3 bacteria

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Phreatobacteraceae

3 bacteria

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Owenweeksiaceae

3 bacteria

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Thioalkalibacteraceae

3 bacteria

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Ignatzschineriaceae

3 bacteria

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Methylopilaceae

3 bacteria

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Reichenbachiellaceae

3 bacteria

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Halobacteriovoraceae

3 bacteria

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Sphingomicrobiaceae

3 bacteria

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Allostellaceae

2 bacteria

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Blastochloridaceae

2 bacteria

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Magnetovibrionaceae

2 bacteria

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Hydrogenimonadaceae

2 bacteria

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Candidatus Berkiellaceae

2 bacteria

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Dictyoglomaceae

2 bacteria

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Crenotrichaceae

2 bacteria

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Elusimicrobiaceae

2 bacteria

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Sphaerobacteraceae

2 bacteria

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Candidatus Criblamydiaceae

2 bacteria

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Breznakiellaceae

2 bacteria

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Oceanibaculaceae

2 bacteria

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Gallaecimonadaceae

2 bacteria

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Marivirgaceae

2 bacteria

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Thermodesulfatatoraceae

2 bacteria

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Haliscomenobacteraceae

2 bacteria

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Salinibacteraceae

2 bacteria

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Hydrogenophilaceae

2 bacteria

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Candidatus Competibacteraceae

2 bacteria

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Catalimonadaceae

2 bacteria

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Phycisphaeraceae

2 bacteria

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Ferrovaceae

2 bacteria

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Magnetococcaceae

2 bacteria

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Aestuariispiraceae

2 bacteria

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Pseudohongiellaceae

2 bacteria

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Kiloniellaceae

2 bacteria

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Wenzhouxiangellaceae

2 bacteria

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Balneatrichaceae

2 bacteria

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Desulfonauticaceae

2 bacteria

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Afifellaceae

2 bacteria

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Fastidiosibacteraceae

2 bacteria

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Desulfobaccaceae

2 bacteria

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Candidatus Puniceispirillaceae

2 bacteria

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Chloracidobacteriaceae

2 bacteria

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Robiginitomaculaceae

2 bacteria

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Atribacteraceae

2 bacteria

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Kaistiaceae

2 bacteria

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Desulfonatronaceae

2 bacteria

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Oceanococcaceae

2 bacteria

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Lichenihabitantaceae

2 bacteria

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Candidatus Midichloriaceae

2 bacteria

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Tepidamorphaceae

2 bacteria

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Paludibacteraceae

2 bacteria

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Rubritaleaceae

2 bacteria

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Desulfatibacillaceae

2 bacteria

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Smithellaceae

2 bacteria

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Notoacmeibacteraceae

2 bacteria

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Calditrichaceae

2 bacteria

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Sedimentisphaeraceae

2 bacteria

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Salisaetaceae

2 bacteria

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Xanthomonadaceae

1 bacteria

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Thermoflexibacteraceae

1 bacteria

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Candidatus Magnetobacteriaceae

1 bacteria

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Thermodesulforhabdaceae

1 bacteria

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Zooshikellaceae

1 bacteria

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Coprothermobacteraceae

1 bacteria

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Thermomicrobiaceae

1 bacteria

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Celerinatantimonadaceae

1 bacteria

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Thiohalomonadaceae

1 bacteria

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Rhodobacteraceae

1 bacteria

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Steroidobacteraceae

1 bacteria

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Desulfohalobiaceae

1 bacteria

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Chthoniobacteraceae

1 bacteria

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Chloroherpetonaceae

1 bacteria

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Pleioneaceae

1 bacteria

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Dongiaceae

1 bacteria

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Thiohalobacteraceae

1 bacteria

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Deferribacteraceae

1 bacteria

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Ancalomicrobiaceae

1 bacteria

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Terrimicrobiaceae

1 bacteria

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Waddliaceae

1 bacteria

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Flexistipitaceae

1 bacteria

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Hippeaceae

1 bacteria

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Calditerrivibrionaceae

1 bacteria

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Bernardetiaceae

1 bacteria

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Geopsychrobacteraceae

1 bacteria

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Thiohalospiraceae

1 bacteria

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Granulosicoccaceae

1 bacteria

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Thermosulfidibacteraceae

1 bacteria

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Thermoanaerobaculaceae

1 bacteria

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Chitinivibrionaceae

1 bacteria

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Vulgatibacteraceae

1 bacteria

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Labilitrichaceae

1 bacteria

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Balneicellaceae

1 bacteria

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Woeseiaceae

1 bacteria

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Acidiferrobacteraceae

1 bacteria

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Ventosimonadaceae

1 bacteria

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Vicinamibacteraceae

1 bacteria

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Abditibacteriaceae

1 bacteria

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Raineyaceae

1 bacteria

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Thalassobaculaceae

1 bacteria

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Porticoccaceae

1 bacteria

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Minwuiaceae

1 bacteria

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Zavarziniaceae

1 bacteria

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Chryseotaleaceae

1 bacteria

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Aestuariirhabdaceae

1 bacteria

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Saprospiraceae

1 bacteria

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Succinivibrionaceae

1 bacteria

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Cesiribacteraceae

1 bacteria

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Iodidimonadaceae

1 bacteria

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Thermodesulfovibrionaceae

1 bacteria

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Desulfoplanaceae

1 bacteria

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Pyrinomonadaceae

1 bacteria

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Candidatus Tenderiaceae

1 bacteria

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Terasakiellaceae

1 bacteria

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Thiohalorhabdaceae

1 bacteria

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Williamwhitmaniaceae

1 bacteria

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Alteromonadales_Incertae_Sedis

1 bacteria

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Thorselliaceae

1 bacteria

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Flexibacteraceae

1 bacteria

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Segnochrobactraceae

1 bacteria

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Desulfosarcinaceae

1 bacteria

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Chitinispirillaceae

1 bacteria

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Dissulfuribacteraceae

1 bacteria

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Melioribacteraceae

1 bacteria

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Candidatus Kapaibacteriaceae

1 bacteria

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Geothermobacteraceae

1 bacteria

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Amoebophilaceae

1 bacteria

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Winmispiraceae

1 bacteria

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Chrysiogenaceae

1 bacteria

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Kiritimatiellaceae

1 bacteria

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Saccharospirillaceae

1 bacteria

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Candidatus Desulfofervidaceae

1 bacteria

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Immundisolibacteraceae

1 bacteria

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Thermoguttaceae

1 bacteria

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Anaerohalosphaeraceae

1 bacteria

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Cyclonatronaceae

1 bacteria

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Mangrovivirgaceae

1 bacteria

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Mucispirillaceae

1 bacteria

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Pedosphaeraceae

1 bacteria

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Emcibacteraceae

1 bacteria

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Victivallaceae

1 bacteria

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Amorphaceae

1 bacteria

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Roseiarcaceae

1 bacteria

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Arenicellaceae

1 bacteria

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Parasphingopyxidaceae

1 bacteria

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Rhodothalassiaceae

1 bacteria

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Marinicellaceae

1 bacteria

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