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. 2009 May 8:469–506. doi: 10.1016/B978-012373980-3.50016-2

Table 12.10.

Bacterial Nomenclature

Taxon Name
Kingdom Archaea Bacteria Eubacteria

Phylum Euryarchaeota Proteobacteria Firmicutes

Class Halobacteria Gamma Proteobacteria Bacilli

Order Halobacteriales Enterobacteriales Lactobacillales

Family Halobacteriaceae Enterobacteriaceae Streptococcaceae

Genus Halobacterium Escherichia Streptococcus

Species Halobacterium salinarum Escherichia coli Streptococcus pneumoniae