Microbial Biorealm
A Microbial Diversity Resource
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Daniel Barich '05
Advisor: Joan Slonczewski, Biology Dept, Kenyon College.
Reviewed by: Focus on Microbiology Education, Jennifer L. Taylor, Summer 2005. Licensed for use, ASM MicrobeLibrary
Recommended Sites: NCBI Taxonomy, NCBI Microbial Genomes, The Prokaryotes: An Evolving Electronic Resource, LBSN List of Bacterial Names, MB451 Microbial Diversity, Science, PNAS, ASM Journals, Nature
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Microbial Phylogeny
The three Domains of Life each have defining characteristics that are both separate and similar.
Within each Domain these ranks are shown: Division, Order, Genus. Links provide full taxonomy and description. See also Taxonomy Index.
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Bacteria |
Archaea |
Eukarya |
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Acidobacteria
Actinobacteria
Aquificae
Bacteroidetes/Chlorobi group
Chlamydiae/Verrucomicrobia
Chloroflexi
Cyanobacteria
Firmicutes (Gram positive)
Nitrospirae
Planctomycetes
Proteobacteria (Alpha)
Proteobacteria (Beta)
Proteobacteria (Gamma)
Proteobacteria (Delta/Epsilon)
Spirochaetes
Thermotogae
Thermus/Deinococcus group
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Crenarchaeota
Euryarchaeota
Korarchaeota Nanoarchaeota |
Opisthokonta
Viridiplantae (algae & plant)
Amebozoa
Cercozoa (shelled amebas) Alveolata (have cortical alveoli)
Discicristata
Excavata Emerging Eukaryotes
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