The Geobacteraceae are a family within the Thermodesulfobacteriota.
Phylogeny
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)2 and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).3
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Geobacter
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Geoanaerobacter
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Geotalea
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Geomesophilobacter
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Geomonas
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Trichlorobacter De Wever et al. 2001
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Oryzomonas Xu et al. 2020
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Pelotalea Xu et al. 2022
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"Pseudopelobacter" Waite et al. 2020
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Geoanaerobacter Xu et al. 2022
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"Geomobilibacter" Xu et al. 2021
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Geobacter Lovley et al. 1995
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Geomobilimonas Xu et al. 2022
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Geotalea Waite et al. 2020
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Geomesophilobacter Zhang et al. 2021
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Geomonas Xu et al. 2020
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See also
See also
References
References
- Waite DW, Chuvochina M, Pelikan C, Parks DH, Yilmaz P, Wagner M, Loy A, Naganuma T, Nakai R, Whitman WB, Hahn MW, Kuever J, Hugenholtz P. (2020). "Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities". Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 70 (11): 5972–6016. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.004213. PMID 33151140.
- geobacteraceae in LPSN; Freese, H. M.; Meier-Kolthoff, J. P.; Sardà Carbasse, J.; Afolayan, A. O.; Göker, M. (29 October 2025). "TYGS and LPSN in 2025: a Global Core Biodata Resource for genome-based classification and nomenclature of prokaryotes within DSMZ Digital Diversity". Nucleic Acids Research. 53: D1–D12. doi:10.1093/nar/gkaf1110.
- Schoch CL; et al. "Geobacteraceae". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
- "The LTP". Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- "LTP_all tree in newick format". Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- "LTP_10_2024 Release Notes" (PDF). Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- "GTDB release 10-RS226". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- "bac120_r226.sp_label". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- "Taxon History". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
