-bacter

The suffix -bacter is in microbiology for many genera and is intended to mean "bacteria".

Meaning

Bacter is a Neolatin term coined from bacterium, which in turn derives from the Greek βακτήριον, meaning small staff (diminutive of βακτηρία). Consequently it formally means "rod". It differs from the suffix -bacterium in grammatical gender, the former being male and the latter being neuter, this was decided in a juridical opinion of the bacteriological code (n° 3).^[1]

Nevertheless, for historical reasons, two archaeal species finish in -bacter: Methanobrevibacter and Methanothermobacter.

Usage

The Judicial Opinion n° 2 discusses the declension of the word given that many authors assumed the genitive to be bactris (3rd decl. words of Latin origin ending in ter), bacteri (2nd decl.) or bacteris (3rd, words of Greek origin, like astris), and opts for the latter. consequently higher taxa are formed with the stem - bacter- and not -bactr-. In Juridical opinion n° 3 it was established to be masculine.^[2] For example Campylobacter is a genus of Campylobacterales. It should be noted that these rules were established so that the specific epithets were paired with the correct gender as imposed by the Bacteriological Code and the correct higher taxa were formed.^[3] An interesting effect of this is that the genus Fibrobacter gives its name to the phylum Fibrobacteres, which obeys Latin grammar, and to the class Fibrobacteria, which follows the recommendation of using the suffix -ia^[4]

Genera

Genus	Phylum	Order	Class	Family
Acanthopleuribacter	Acidobacteria	Holophagae	Acanthopleuribacterales	Acanthopleuribacteraceae
Acetobacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Rhodospirillales	Acetobacteraceae
Achromobacter	Proteobacteria	Betaproteobacteria	Burkholderiales	Alcaligenaceae
Acidaminobacter	Firmicutes	Clostridia	Clostridiales
Acinetobacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria	Pseudomonadales	Moraxellaceae
Actibacter	Bacteroidetes	Flavobacteria	Flavobacteriales	Flavobacteriaceae
Adhaeribacter	Bacteroidetes	Sphingobacteria	Sphingobacteriales	Cytophagaceae
Aestuariibacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria	Alteromonadales	Alteromonadaceae
Aggregatibacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria	Pasteurellales	Pasteurellaceae
Albibacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Rhizobiales	Methylocystaceae
Algibacter	Bacteroidetes	Flavobacteria	Flavobacteriales	Flavobacteriaceae
Alkalibacter	Firmicutes	Clostridia	Clostridiales	Eubacteriaceae
Alkanibacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria	Xanthomonadales	Sinobacteraceae
Altererythrobacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Sphingomonadales	Erythrobacteraceae
Aminobacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Rhizobiales	Phyllobacteriaceae
Amoebobacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria	Chromatiales	Chromatiaceae
Anaerobacter	Firmicutes	Clostridia	Clostridiales	Clostridiaceae
Anaeromyxobacter	Proteobacteria	Deltaproteobacteria	Myxococcales	Cystobacteraceae
Anaerosporobacter	Firmicutes	Clostridia	Clostridiales	Clostridiaceae
Ancylobacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Rhizobiales	Xanthobacteraceae
Angustibacter	Actinobacteria	Actinobacteria	Actinomycetales	Kineosporiaceae
Antarctobacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Rhodobacterales	Rhodobacteraceae
Aquabacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Rhizobiales	Hyphomicrobiaceae
Arcobacter	Proteobacteria	Epsilonproteobacteria	Campylobacterales	Campylobacteraceae
Arenibacter	Bacteroidetes	Flavobacteria	Flavobacteriales	Flavobacteriaceae
Arthrobacter	Actinobacteria	Actinobacteria	Actinomycetales	Micrococcaceae
Asaccharobacter	Actinobacteria	Actinobacteria	Coriobacteriales	Coriobacteriaceae
Atopobacter	Firmicutes	Bacilli	Lactobacillales	Carnobacteriaceae
Auritidibacter	Actinobacteria	Actinobacteria	Actinomycetales	Micrococcaceae
Azotobacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria	Pseudomonadales	Pseudomonadaceae
Blastobacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Rhizobiales	Bradyrhizobiaceae
Bryobacter	Acidobacteria	Acidobacteria
Caedibacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria	Thiotrichales
Caldanaerobacter	Firmicutes	Clostridia	Thermoanaerobacterales	Thermoanaerobacteraceae
Caldicoprobacter	Firmicutes	Clostridia	Clostridiales	Caldicoprobacteraceae
Caloranaerobacter	Firmicutes	Clostridia	Clostridiales	Clostridiaceae
Caminibacter	Proteobacteria	Epsilonproteobacteria	Nautiliales	Nautiliaceae
Campylobacter	Proteobacteria	Epsilonproteobacteria	Campylobacterales	Campylobacteraceae
Caseobacter	Actinobacteria	Actinobacteria	Actinomycetales	Corynebacteriaceae
Caulobacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Caulobacterales	Caulobacteraceae
Celeribacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Rhodobacterales	Rhodobacteraceae
Chelatobacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Rhizobiales	Rhizobiaceae
Chelonobacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria	Pasteurellales	Pasteurellaceae
Chitinibacter	Proteobacteria	Betaproteobacteria	Neisseriales	Neisseriaceae
Chromohalobacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria	Oceanospirillales	Halomonadaceae
Citrobacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria	Enterobacteriales	Enterobacteriaceae
Clavibacter	Actinobacteria	Actinobacteria	Actinomycetales	Microbacteriaceae
Clostridiisalibacter	Firmicutes	Clostridia	Clostridiales	Clostridiaceae
Cohaesibacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Rhizobiales	Cohaesibacteraceae
Conexibacter	Actinobacteria	Actinobacteria	Solirubrobacterales	Conexibacteraceae
Congregibacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria
Coprothermobacter	Firmicutes	Clostridia	Thermoanaerobacterales	Thermodesulfobiaceae
Croceibacter	Bacteroidetes	Flavobacteria	Flavobacteriales	Flavobacteriaceae
Cronobacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria	Enterobacteriales	Enterobacteriaceae
Cryptanaerobacter	Firmicutes	Clostridia	Clostridiales	Peptococcaceae
Cucumibacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Rhizobiales	Hyphomicrobiaceae
Curvibacter	Proteobacteria	Betaproteobacteria	Burkholderiales	Comamonadaceae
Cystobacter	Proteobacteria	Deltaproteobacteria	Myxococcales	Cystobacteraceae
Deferribacter	Deferribacteres	Deferribacteres	Deferribacterales	Deferribacteraceae
Defluvibacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Rhizobiales	Phyllobacteriaceae
Dehalobacter	Firmicutes	Clostridia	Clostridiales	Peptococcaceae
Deinobacter		Deinococci	Deinococcales	Deinococcaceae
Dendrosporobacter	Firmicutes	Negativicutes	Selenomonadales	Veillonellaceae
Dermabacter	Actinobacteria	Actinobacteria	Actinomycetales	Dermabacteraceae
Desertibacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Rhodospirillales	Rhodospirillaceae
Desulfitibacter	Firmicutes	Clostridia	Clostridiales	Peptococcaceae
Desulfobacter	Proteobacteria	Deltaproteobacteria	Desulfobacterales	Desulfobacteraceae
Dethiobacter	Firmicutes	Clostridia	Clostridiales	Syntrophomonadaceae
Dethiosulfatibacter	Firmicutes	Clostridia	Clostridiales
Diaphorobacter	Proteobacteria	Betaproteobacteria	Burkholderiales	Comamonadaceae
Dichelobacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria	Cardiobacteriales	Cardiobacteriaceae
Dinoroseobacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Rhodobacterales	Rhodobacteraceae
Dyadobacter	Bacteroidetes	Sphingobacteria	Sphingobacteriales	Cytophagaceae
Edaphobacter	Acidobacteria	Acidobacteria	Acidobacteriales	Acidobacteriaceae
Effluviibacter	Bacteroidetes	Sphingobacteria	Sphingobacteriales	Cytophagaceae
Empedobacter	Bacteroidetes	Flavobacteria	Flavobacteriales	Flavobacteriaceae
Enhydrobacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria	Pseudomonadales	Moraxellaceae
Enterobacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria	Enterobacteriales	Enterobacteriaceae
Erythrobacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Sphingomonadales	Erythrobacteraceae
Fabibacter	Bacteroidetes	Sphingobacteria	Sphingobacteriales	Flammeovirgaceae
Ferruginibacter	Bacteroidetes	Sphingobacteria	Sphingobacteriales	Chitinophagaceae
Fibrobacter	Fibrobacteres	Fibrobacteria	Fibrobacterales	Fibrobacteraceae
Filibacter	Firmicutes	Bacilli	Bacillales	Planococcaceae
Flavihumibacter	Bacteroidetes	Sphingobacteria	Sphingobacteriales	Chitinophagaceae
Flavisolibacter	Bacteroidetes	Sphingobacteria	Sphingobacteriales	Chitinophagaceae
Flexibacter	Bacteroidetes	Sphingobacteria	Sphingobacteriales	Cytophagaceae
Fluoribacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria	Legionellales	Legionellaceae
Fodinibacter	Actinobacteria	Actinobacteria	Actinomycetales	Intrasporangiaceae
Fontibacter	Bacteroidetes	Sphingobacteria	Sphingobacteriales	Cyclobacteriaceae
Fulvibacter	Bacteroidetes	Flavobacteria	Flavobacteriales	Flavobacteriaceae
Fundibacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria	Oceanospirillales	Alcanivoracaceae
Fusibacter	Firmicutes	Clostridia	Clostridiales
Gaetbulibacter	Bacteroidetes	Flavobacteria	Flavobacteriales	Flavobacteriaceae
Galbibacter	Bacteroidetes	Flavobacteria	Flavobacteriales	Flavobacteriaceae
Gelidibacter	Bacteroidetes	Flavobacteria	Flavobacteriales	Flavobacteriaceae
Gemmobacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Rhodobacterales	Rhodobacteraceae
Geoalkalibacter	Proteobacteria	Deltaproteobacteria	Desulfuromonadales	Geobacteraceae
Geobacter	Proteobacteria	Deltaproteobacteria	Desulfuromonadales	Geobacteraceae
Geopsychrobacter	Proteobacteria	Deltaproteobacteria	Desulfuromonadales	Geobacteraceae
Geosporobacter	Firmicutes	Clostridia	Clostridiales	Clostridiaceae
Geothermobacter	Proteobacteria	Deltaproteobacteria	Desulfuromonadales	Geobacteraceae
Gilvibacter	Bacteroidetes	Flavobacteria	Flavobacteriales	Flavobacteriaceae
Glaciibacter	Actinobacteria	Actinobacteria	Actinomycetales	Microbacteriaceae
Gluconacetobacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Rhodospirillales	Acetobacteraceae
Gluconobacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Rhodospirillales	Acetobacteraceae
Gordonibacter	Actinobacteria	Actinobacteria	Coriobacteriales	Coriobacteriaceae
Gracilibacter	Firmicutes	Clostridia	Clostridiales	Gracilibacteraceae
Granulibacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Rhodospirillales	Acetobacteraceae
Gulosibacter	Actinobacteria	Actinobacteria	Actinomycetales	Microbacteriaceae
Haematobacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Rhodobacterales	Rhodobacteraceae
Halanaerobacter	Firmicutes	Clostridia	Halanaerobiales	Halobacteroidaceae
Halarsenatibacter	Firmicutes	Clostridia	Halanaerobiales	Halanaerobiaceae
Haliscomenobacter	Bacteroidetes	Sphingobacteria	Sphingobacteriales	Saprospiraceae
Helicobacter	Proteobacteria	Epsilonproteobacteria	Campylobacterales	Helicobacteraceae
Humibacter	Actinobacteria	Actinobacteria	Actinomycetales	Microbacteriaceae
Hydrogenobacter	Aquificae	Aquificae	Aquificales	Aquificaceae
Hymenobacter	Bacteroidetes	Sphingobacteria	Sphingobacteriales	Cytophagaceae
Ilumatobacter	Actinobacteria	Actinobacteria	Acidimicrobiales	Acidimicrobiaceae
Ilyobacter	Fusobacteria	Fusobacteria	Fusobacteriales	Fusobacteriaceae
Indibacter	Bacteroidetes	Sphingobacteria	Sphingobacteriales	Cyclobacteriaceae
Iodobacter	Proteobacteria	Betaproteobacteria	Neisseriales	Neisseriaceae
Janibacter	Actinobacteria	Actinobacteria	Actinomycetales	Intrasporangiaceae
Koreibacter	Actinobacteria	Actinobacteria	Actinomycetales
Krokinobacter	Bacteroidetes	Flavobacteria	Flavobacteriales	Flavobacteriaceae
Ktedonobacter	Chloroflexi	Ktedonobacteria	Ktedonobacterales	Ktedonobacteraceae
Lacibacter	Bacteroidetes	Sphingobacteria	Sphingobacteriales	Chitinophagaceae
Lamprobacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria	Chromatiales	Chromatiaceae
Laribacter	Proteobacteria	Betaproteobacteria	Neisseriales	Neisseriaceae
Leucobacter	Actinobacteria	Actinobacteria	Actinomycetales	Microbacteriaceae
Limibacter	Bacteroidetes	Sphingobacteria	Sphingobacteriales	Flammeovirgaceae
Limnobacter	Proteobacteria	Betaproteobacteria	Burkholderiales	Burkholderiaceae
Litoreibacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Rhodobacterales	Rhodobacteraceae
Litoribacter	Bacteroidetes	Sphingobacteria	Sphingobacteriales	Cytophagaceae
Luteibacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria	Xanthomonadales	Xanthomonadaceae
Luteolibacter	Verrucomicrobia	Verrucomicrobiae	Verrucomicrobiales	Verrucomicrobiaceae
Lutibacter	Bacteroidetes	Flavobacteria	Flavobacteriales	Flavobacteriaceae
Lutimaribacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Rhodobacterales	Rhodobacteraceae
Lysobacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria	Xanthomonadales	Xanthomonadaceae
Mangrovibacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria	Enterobacteriales	Enterobacteriaceae
Maribacter	Bacteroidetes	Flavobacteria	Flavobacteriales	Flavobacteriaceae
Marinobacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria	Alteromonadales	Alteromonadaceae
Maritimibacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Rhodobacterales	Rhodobacteraceae
Meridianimaribacter	Bacteroidetes	Flavobacteria	Flavobacteriales	Flavobacteriaceae
Mesoflavibacter	Bacteroidetes	Flavobacteria	Flavobacteriales	Flavobacteriaceae
Mesophilobacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria	Pseudomonadales	Pseudomonadaceae
Methylobacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria	Methylococcales	Methylococcaceae
Microaerobacter	Firmicutes	Bacilli	Bacillales	Bacillaceae
Modestobacter	Actinobacteria	Actinobacteria	Actinomycetales	Geodermatophilaceae
Modicisalibacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria	Oceanospirillales	Halomonadaceae
Mucilaginibacter	Bacteroidetes	Sphingobacteria	Sphingobacteriales	Sphingobacteriaceae
Naxibacter	Proteobacteria	Betaproteobacteria	Burkholderiales	Oxalobacteraceae
Neptuniibacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria	Oceanospirillales	Oceanospirillaceae
Nesiotobacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Rhodobacterales	Rhodobacteraceae
Nitrobacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Rhizobiales	Bradyrhizobiaceae
Oceanobacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria	Oceanospirillales	Oceanospirillaceae
Octadecabacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Rhodobacterales	Rhodobacteraceae
Odoribacter	Bacteroidetes	Bacteroidia	Bacteroidales	Porphyromonadaceae
Oleibacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria	Oceanospirillales	Oceanospirillaceae
Olivibacter	Bacteroidetes	Sphingobacteria	Sphingobacteriales	Sphingobacteriaceae
Ornithinibacter	Actinobacteria	Actinobacteria	Actinomycetales	Intrasporangiaceae
Oscillibacter	Firmicutes	Clostridia	Clostridiales	Ruminococcaceae
Oxalobacter	Proteobacteria	Betaproteobacteria	Burkholderiales	Oxalobacteraceae
Oxobacter	Firmicutes	Clostridia	Clostridiales	Clostridiaceae
Paludibacter	Bacteroidetes	Bacteroidia	Bacteroidales	Porphyromonadaceae
Pannonibacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Rhodobacterales	Rhodobacteraceae
Papillibacter	Firmicutes	Clostridia	Clostridiales	Ruminococcaceae
Parapedobacter	Bacteroidetes	Sphingobacteria	Sphingobacteriales	Sphingobacteriaceae
Parasegetibacter	Bacteroidetes	Sphingobacteria	Sphingobacteriales	Chitinophagaceae
Patulibacter	Actinobacteria	Actinobacteria	Solirubrobacterales	Patulibacteraceae
Paucibacter	Proteobacteria	Betaproteobacteria	Burkholderiales
Pedobacter	Bacteroidetes	Sphingobacteria	Sphingobacteriales	Sphingobacteriaceae
Pelobacter	Proteobacteria	Deltaproteobacteria	Desulfuromonadales	Desulfuromonadaceae
Peredibacter	Proteobacteria	Deltaproteobacteria	Bdellovibrionales	Bacteriovoracaceae
Perexilibacter	Bacteroidetes	Sphingobacteria	Sphingobacteriales	Flammeovirgaceae
Persicobacter	Bacteroidetes	Sphingobacteria	Sphingobacteriales	Flammeovirgaceae
Petrobacter	Proteobacteria	Betaproteobacteria	Hydrogenophilales	Hydrogenophilaceae
Phaeobacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Rhodobacterales	Rhodobacteraceae
Phocoenobacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria	Pasteurellales	Pasteurellaceae
Pilibacter	Firmicutes	Bacilli	Lactobacillales	Enterococcaceae
Pimelobacter	Actinobacteria	Actinobacteria	Actinomycetales	Nocardioidaceae
Piscinibacter	Proteobacteria	Betaproteobacteria	Burkholderiales
Plantibacter	Actinobacteria	Actinobacteria	Actinomycetales	Microbacteriaceae
Polaribacter	Bacteroidetes	Flavobacteria	Flavobacteriales	Flavobacteriaceae
Polynucleobacter	Proteobacteria	Betaproteobacteria	Burkholderiales	Burkholderiaceae
Pontibacter	Bacteroidetes	Sphingobacteria	Sphingobacteriales	Cytophagaceae
Porphyrobacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Sphingomonadales	Erythrobacteraceae
Prolixibacter	Bacteroidetes	Bacteroidia
Propionibacter	Proteobacteria	Betaproteobacteria	Rhodocyclales	Rhodocyclaceae
Prosthecobacter	Verrucomicrobia	Verrucomicrobiae	Verrucomicrobiales	Verrucomicrobiaceae
Pseudaminobacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Rhizobiales	Phyllobacteriaceae
Pseudocaedibacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Rickettsiales
Pseudoclavibacter	Actinobacteria	Actinobacteria	Actinomycetales	Microbacteriaceae
Pseudoramibacter	Firmicutes	Clostridia	Clostridiales	Eubacteriaceae
Pseudorhodobacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Rhodobacterales	Rhodobacteraceae
Pseudoxanthobacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Rhizobiales	Xanthobacteraceae
Psychrilyobacter	Fusobacteria	Fusobacteria	Fusobacteriales	Fusobacteriaceae
Psychrobacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria	Pseudomonadales	Moraxellaceae
Pyramidobacter	Synergistetes	Synergistia	Synergistales	Synergistaceae
Ramlibacter	Proteobacteria	Betaproteobacteria	Burkholderiales	Comamonadaceae
Rarobacter	Actinobacteria	Actinobacteria	Actinomycetales	Rarobacteraceae
Rathayibacter	Actinobacteria	Actinobacteria	Actinomycetales	Microbacteriaceae
Rhizobacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria	Pseudomonadales	Pseudomonadaceae
Rhodanobacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria	Xanthomonadales	Xanthomonadaceae
Rhodobacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Rhodobacterales	Rhodobacteraceae
Rivibacter	Proteobacteria	Betaproteobacteria	Burkholderiales
Roseinatronobacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Rhodobacterales	Rhodobacteraceae
Roseobacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Rhodobacterales	Rhodobacteraceae
Rubidibacter	Cyanobacteria		Chroococcales
Rubrobacter	Actinobacteria	Actinobacteria	Rubrobacterales	Rubrobacteraceae
Ruminobacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria	Aeromonadales	Succinivibrionaceae
Saccharibacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Rhodospirillales	Acetobacteraceae
Saccharobacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria	Enterobacteriales	Enterobacteriaceae
Salegentibacter	Bacteroidetes	Flavobacteria	Flavobacteriales	Flavobacteriaceae
Salinibacter	Bacteroidetes	Sphingobacteria	Sphingobacteriales	Rhodothermaceae
Sandaracinobacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Sphingomonadales	Sphingomonadaceae
Sanguibacter	Actinobacteria	Actinobacteria	Actinomycetales	Sanguibacteraceae
Saxeibacter	Actinobacteria	Actinobacteria	Actinomycetales	Nakamurellaceae
Sedimentibacter	Firmicutes	Clostridia	Clostridiales
Sediminibacter	Bacteroidetes	Flavobacteria	Flavobacteriales	Flavobacteriaceae
Segetibacter	Bacteroidetes	Sphingobacteria	Sphingobacteriales	Chitinophagaceae
Selenihalanaerobacter	Firmicutes	Clostridia	Halanaerobiales	Halobacteroidaceae
Serinibacter	Actinobacteria	Actinobacteria	Actinomycetales	Beutenbergiaceae
Silicibacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Rhodobacterales	Rhodobacteraceae
Sinobacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria	Xanthomonadales	Sinobacteraceae
Siphonobacter	Bacteroidetes	Sphingobacteria	Sphingobacteriales	Cytophagaceae
Solirubrobacter	Actinobacteria	Actinobacteria	Solirubrobacterales	Solirubrobacteraceae
Sphaerobacter	Chloroflexi	Thermomicrobia	Sphaerobacterales	Sphaerobacteraceae
Spongiibacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria
Sporanaerobacter	Firmicutes	Clostridia	Clostridiales
Sporobacter	Firmicutes	Clostridia	Clostridiales	Ruminococcaceae
Sporohalobacter	Firmicutes	Clostridia	Halanaerobiales	Halobacteroidaceae
Stenothermobacter	Bacteroidetes	Flavobacteria	Flavobacteriales	Flavobacteriaceae
Stenoxybacter	Proteobacteria	Betaproteobacteria	Neisseriales	Neisseriaceae
Steroidobacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria	Xanthomonadales	Sinobacteraceae
Stibiobacter
Subsaxibacter	Bacteroidetes	Flavobacteria	Flavobacteriales	Flavobacteriaceae
Sulfitobacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Rhodobacterales	Rhodobacteraceae
Syntrophobacter	Proteobacteria	Deltaproteobacteria	Syntrophobacterales	Syntrophobacteraceae
Tectibacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Rickettsiales
Tepidanaerobacter	Firmicutes	Clostridia	Thermoanaerobacterales	Thermoanaerobacteraceae
Tepidibacter	Firmicutes	Clostridia	Clostridiales	Peptostreptococcaceae
Teredinibacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria	Alteromonadales
Terrabacter	Actinobacteria	Actinobacteria	Actinomycetales	Intrasporangiaceae
Tetrathiobacter	Proteobacteria	Betaproteobacteria	Burkholderiales	Alcaligenaceae
Thalassobacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Rhodobacterales	Rhodobacteraceae
Thermaerobacter	Firmicutes	Clostridia	Clostridiales
Thermoanaerobacter	Firmicutes	Clostridia	Thermoanaerobacterales	Thermoanaerobacteraceae
Thermohalobacter	Firmicutes	Clostridia	Clostridiales	Clostridiaceae
Thermolithobacter	Firmicutes	Thermolithobacteria	Thermolithobacterales	Thermolithobacteraceae
Thermosediminibacter	Firmicutes	Clostridia	Thermoanaerobacterales
Thermosulfidibacter	Aquificae	Aquificae	Aquificales
Thioalkalibacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria	Chromatiales	Halothiobacillaceae
Thiobacter	Proteobacteria	Betaproteobacteria	Burkholderiales
Thiohalobacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria
Trichlorobacter	Proteobacteria	Deltaproteobacteria	Desulfuromonadales	Geobacteraceae
Tropicibacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Rhodobacterales	Rhodobacteraceae
Turicibacter	Firmicutes	Erysipelotrichia	Erysipelotrichales	Erysipelotrichaceae
Ulvibacter	Bacteroidetes	Flavobacteria	Flavobacteriales	Flavobacteriaceae
Umboniibacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria
Verminephrobacter	Proteobacteria	Betaproteobacteria	Burkholderiales	Comamonadaceae
Vitellibacter	Bacteroidetes	Flavobacteria	Flavobacteriales	Flavobacteriaceae
Volucribacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria	Pasteurellales	Pasteurellaceae
Xanthobacter	Proteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria	Rhizobiales	Xanthobacteraceae
Xylanibacter	Bacteroidetes	Bacteroidia	Bacteroidales	Prevotellaceae
Zeaxanthinibacter	Bacteroidetes	Flavobacteria	Flavobacteriales	Flavobacteriaceae
Zymobacter	Proteobacteria	Gammaproteobacteria	Oceanospirillales	Halomonadaceae

See also

• -monas
• Bacteriological Code
• bacterial taxonomy has a discussion of endings of Bacterial phyla

References

1. vv.aa. (April 1951). "Opinion No. 3.: The Gender of Generic Names Ending in -Bacter.". Int Bull Bacteriol Nomencl Taxon 1 (2): 36–37.
2. R. E. Buchanan, R. S. Breed, and R. St. John-Brooks (Jan 1951). "Opinion 2. The Combining Forms (Stems) of Compound Bacterial Generic Names Ending in Bacterium, -Bacter, or -Bactrum". Int Bull Bacteriol Nomencl Taxon 1 (1): 37–38.
3. Lapage, S.; Sneath, P.; Lessel, E.; Skerman, V.; Seeliger, H.; Clark, W. (1992). International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria: Bacteriological Code, 1990 Revision. Washington, D.C.: ASM Press. PMID 21089234.
4. STACKEBRANDT (E.), RAINEY (F.A.) and WARD-RAINEY (N.L.): Proposal for a new hierarchic classification system, Actinobacteria classis nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 479-491.