- actinomycete
- aerobacter
- agrobacterium
- Archaebacteria
- bacilli
- bacillus
- bacteria
- bacteriophage
- blue-green algae
- chlorobacteria
- cocci
- coccus
- cyanobacteria
- diplobacteria
- diplococcus
- endospore-forming bacteria
- enteric bacteria
- enterobacteria
- eubacteria
- flesh-eating bacteria
- gliding bacteria
- gram-negative bacteria
- gram-positive bacteria
- green nonsulfur bacteria
- green sulfur bacteria
- halobacteria
- halophiles
- lactic acid bacteria
- lactobacillus
- methanobacteria
- methanogens
- micrococcus
- Monera
- mycobacteria
- mycoplasma
- myxobacteria
- nanobacteria
- nitric bacteria
- nitrobacter
- nitrobacteria
- nitrosobacteria
- nitrosomonas
- nitrous bacteria
- photobacteria
- phototrophic bacteria
- phototropic bacteria
- pseudomonad
- purple bacteria
- purple nonsulfur bacteria
- purple sulfur bacteria
- rickettsia
- salmonella
- slime bacteria
- spherobacteria
- spirilla
- spirillum
- spirobacteria
- spirochete or spirochaete
- streptococcus
- streptomyces
- thermoacidophiles
- thiobacillus
- trichobacteria
- true bacteria
- vibrio
- vibrion
- vibros
- xanthomonas