Name,Family,Where Found,Harmful to Humans Escherichia coli,Enterobacteriaceae,Intestinal tract,Yes "Staphylococcus aureus,Staphylococcaceae,""Skin, nasal passages"",Yes" Lactobacillus acidophilus,Lactobacillaceae,Human mouth & intestine,No Bacillus subtilis,Bacillaceae,Soil,No "Clostridium botulinum,Clostridiaceae,""Soil, improperly canned foods"",Yes" "Streptococcus pneumoniae,Streptococcaceae,""Throat, nasal passages"",Yes" "Pseudomonas aeruginosa,Pseudomonadaceae,""Soil, water, skin flora"",Yes" Mycobacterium tuberculosis,Mycobacteriaceae,Lungs,Yes Vibrio cholerae,Vibrionaceae,Contaminated water,Yes Salmonella enterica,Enterobacteriaceae,Intestinal tract,Yes Helicobacter pylori,Helicobacteraceae,Stomach lining,Yes Neisseria gonorrhoeae,Neisseriaceae,Genitourinary tract,Yes "Lactococcus lactis,Streptococcaceae,""Milk, plants"",No" Bacteroides fragilis,Bacteroidaceae,Gastrointestinal tract,No Campylobacter jejuni,Campylobacteraceae,Intestinal tract,Yes "Listeria monocytogenes,Listeriaceae,""Soil, water"",Yes" "Acetobacter aceti,Acetobacteraceae,""Fruits, vinegar"",No" Streptococcus mutans,Streptococcaceae,Human mouth,Yes Propionibacterium acnes,Propionibacteriaceae,Skin,No Bifidobacterium bifidum,Bifidobacteriaceae,Intestinal tract,No Clostridium difficile,Clostridiaceae,Intestinal tract,Yes Legionella pneumophila,Legionellaceae,Water systems,Yes Borrelia burgdorferi,Spirochaetaceae,Tick-infested areas,Yes Treponema pallidum,Spirochaetaceae,Human body,Yes Chlamydia trachomatis,Chlamydiaceae,Human genitourinary tract,Yes Mycoplasma pneumoniae,Mycoplasmataceae,Respiratory tract,Yes "Streptococcus pyogenes,Streptococcaceae,""Throat, skin"",Yes" Haemophilus influenzae,Pasteurellaceae,Respiratory tract,Yes Leptospira interrogans,Leptospiraceae,Water contaminated by animal urine,Yes Streptococcus agalactiae,Streptococcaceae,Intestinal and genitourinary tracts,Yes Shigella dysenteriae,Enterobacteriaceae,Intestinal tract,Yes Enterococcus faecalis,Enterococcaceae,Human gut,No Corynebacterium diphtheriae,Corynebacteriaceae,Throat,Yes "Klebsiella pneumoniae,Enterobacteriaceae,""Mouth, skin, intestines"",Yes" Rickettsia rickettsii,Rickettsiaceae,Tick-infested areas,Yes "Serratia marcescens,Enterobacteriaceae,""Soil, water, intestines"",No" Proteus mirabilis,Enterobacteriaceae,Intestinal tract,No Gardnerella vaginalis,Bifidobacteriaceae,Genitourinary tract,Yes "Francisella tularensis,Francisellaceae,""Infected animals, water"",Yes" Yersinia pestis,Enterobacteriaceae,Infected fleas,Yes "Clostridium perfringens,Clostridiaceae,""Soil, intestines"",Yes" Staphylococcus epidermidis,Staphylococcaceae,Skin,No "Actinomyces israelii,Actinomycetaceae,""Mouth, throat"",No" "Fusobacterium nucleatum,Fusobacteriaceae,""Mouth, throat"",No" Brucella abortus,Brucellaceae,Infected animals,Yes Coxiella burnetii,Coxiellaceae,Infected animals,Yes "Streptococcus salivarius,Streptococcaceae,""Human mouth, throat"",No" Streptomyces coelicolor,Streptomycetaceae,Soil,No "Rhodobacter sphaeroides,Rhodobacteraceae,""Freshwater, marine environments"",No" Caulobacter crescentus,Caulobacteraceae,Freshwater,No Anabaena sp.,Nostocaceae,Freshwater environments,No "Nitrosomonas europaea,Nitrosomonadaceae,""Soil, water"",No" Rhizobium leguminosarum,Rhizobiaceae,Root nodules of legumes,No Agrobacterium tumefaciens,Rhizobiaceae,Plant tissues,Yes Bordetella pertussis,Alcaligenaceae,Respiratory tract,Yes Coxiella burnetii,Coxiellaceae,Infected animals,Yes Dermatophilus congolensis,Dermatophilaceae,Animal skin,Yes Ehrlichia chaffeensis,Anaplasmataceae,White-tailed deer,Yes "Francisella tularensis,Francisellaceae,""Infected animals, water"",Yes" Gardnerella vaginalis,Bifidobacteriaceae,Genitourinary tract,Yes Haemophilus ducreyi,Pasteurellaceae,Human skin,Yes Ignatzschineria indica,Ignatzschineriaceae,Infected wounds,Yes "Janthinobacterium lividum,Oxalobacteraceae,""Soil, water"",No" Klebsiella oxytoca,Enterobacteriaceae,Intestinal tract,No Legionella longbeachae,Legionellaceae,Soil,Yes Moraxella catarrhalis,Moraxellaceae,Respiratory tract,Yes Neisseria meningitidis,Neisseriaceae,Respiratory tract,Yes "Ochrobactrum anthropi,Brucellaceae,""Soil, water"",No" Pasteurella multocida,Pasteurellaceae,Animal respiratory tracts,Yes Q fever agent (Coxiella burnetii),Coxiellaceae,Infected animals,Yes Rickettsia prowazekii,Rickettsiaceae,Body lice,Yes "Serratia liquefaciens,Enterobacteriaceae,""Soil, water"",No" Thermus aquaticus,Deinococcaceae,Hot springs,No Ureaplasma urealyticum,Mycoplasmataceae,Human urogenital tract,Yes Variovorax paradoxus,Comamonadaceae,Soil,No Wolbachia sp.,Rickettsiaceae,Arthropods,No Xanthomonas campestris,Xanthomonadaceae,Plants,No Yersinia enterocolitica,Enterobacteriaceae,Intestinal tract,Yes Zymomonas mobilis,Sphingomonadaceae,Sugary environments,No Aeromonas hydrophila,Aeromonadaceae,Freshwater,Yes Bifidobacterium longum,Bifidobacteriaceae,Intestinal tract,No Citrobacter freundii,Enterobacteriaceae,Intestinal tract,No "Desulfovibrio vulgaris,Desulfovibrionaceae,""Soil, water"",No" Enterobacter aerogenes,Enterobacteriaceae,Intestinal tract,No Flavobacterium columnare,Flavobacteriaceae,Freshwater,Yes Geobacter sulfurreducens,Geobacteraceae,Soil,No Halomonas elongata,Halomonadaceae,Salty environments,No Idiomarina loihiensis,Idiomarinaceae,Deep-sea environments,No Jannaschia sp.,Rhodobacteraceae,Marine environments,No Kocuria rhizophila,Micrococcaceae,Soil,No Lysinibacillus sphaericus,Bacillaceae,Soil,No "Micrococcus luteus,Micrococcaceae,""Skin, environment"",No" Nocardia asteroides,Nocardiaceae,Soil,Yes Oceanospirillum linum,Oceanospirillaceae,Marine environments,No "Pantoea agglomerans,Enterobacteriaceae,""Plants, soil"",No" "Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans,Acidithiobacillaceae,""Acidic, sulfidic environments"",No" "Alcaligenes faecalis,Alcaligenaceae,""Soil, water, human feces"",No" Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus,Bdellovibrionaceae,Predatory on other bacteria,No "Burkholderia cepacia,Burkholderiaceae,""Soil, water, rhizosphere"",Yes" Caldicellulosiruptor bescii,Clostridiaceae,Hot springs,No Deinococcus radiodurans,Deinococcaceae,Radioactive environments,No Enterococcus durans,Enterococcaceae,Human and animal intestines,No "Flavobacterium psychrophilum,Flavobacteriaceae,""Freshwater, cold environments"",Yes" "Gluconobacter oxydans,Acetobacteraceae,""Fruits, flowers"",No" Halobacterium salinarum,Halobacteriaceae,Salt lakes,No Isoptericola variabilis,Promicromonosporaceae,Soil,No Janibacter hoylei,Intrasporangiaceae,High-altitude air,No Kytococcus sedentarius,Micrococcaceae,Human skin,Yes "Leuconostoc mesenteroides,Leuconostocaceae,""Plants, fermented foods"",No" Methanobrevibacter smithii,Methanobacteriaceae,Human and animal guts,No "Nitrobacter winogradskyi,Nitrobacteraceae,""Soil, water"",No" "Oenococcus oeni,Leuconostocaceae,""Wine, fermented beverages"",No" Prevotella intermedia,Prevotellaceae,Human oral cavity,Yes Quinella ovalis,Lachnospiraceae,Ruminant gut,No Rhodococcus fascians,Nocardiaceae,Plants,Yes "Sphingomonas wittichii,Sphingomonadaceae,""Soil, water"",No" "Thioalkalivibrio sulfidiphilus,Ectothiorhodospiraceae,""Alkaline, sulfidic environments"",No" Ureibacillus thermosphaericus,Bacillaceae,Hot compost,No Veillonella parvula,Veillonellaceae,Human and animal mouths,No Xenorhabdus nematophila,Enterobacteriaceae,Symbiotic with nematodes,Yes "Yokenella regensburgei,Enterobacteriaceae,""Environment, occasionally human samples"",Yes" Zooglea ramigera,Zoogloeaceae,Wastewater treatment systems,No Aeromonas salmonicida,Aeromonadaceae,Fish,Yes "Brevundimonas diminuta,Caulobacteraceae,""Water, environment"",No" "Chryseobacterium indologenes,Flavobacteriaceae,""Water, soil"",Yes" "Dyadobacter fermentans,Cytophagaceae,""Soil, plant roots"",No" Exiguobacterium sibiricum,Bacillaceae,Cold environments,No Frankia alni,Frankiaceae,Root nodules of alder trees,No "Gordonia bronchialis,Tsukamurellaceae,""Soil, human respiratory tract"",Yes" "Hydrogenophaga pseudoflava,Comamonadaceae,""Water, soil"",No" Inquilinus limosus,Burkholderiaceae,Human respiratory tract,Yes Jonesia denitrificans,Actinomycetaceae,Soil,No "Klebsiella variicola,Enterobacteriaceae,""Plant surfaces, human gut"",No" "Lelliottia amnigena,Enterobacteriaceae,""Water, soil, human gut"",No" "Methylobacterium extorquens,Methylobacteriaceae,""Soil, plants"",No" Nocardiopsis dassonvillei,Nocardiopsaceae,Soil,Yes Opitutus terrae,Opitutaceae,Soil,No Pseudonocardia dioxanivorans,Pseudonocardiaceae,Soil,Yes "Roseomonas gilardii,Rhodospirillaceae,""Water, human clinical samples"",Yes" "Stenotrophomonas maltophilia,Xanthomonadaceae,""Soil, water, human clinical samples"",Yes" Tropheryma whipplei,Tropherymataceae,Human intestine,Yes Ureaplasma urealyticum, Mycoplasmataceae, Human urogenital tract, Yes "Achromobacter xylosoxidans,Alcaligenaceae,""Water, soil"",Yes" Alloiococcus otitidis,Staphylococcaceae,Human ear,No "Azospirillum brasilense,Rhodospirillaceae,""Soil, roots of plants"",No" "Bartonella henselae,Bartonellaceae,""Infected cats, cat fleas"",Yes" Bifidobacterium adolescentis,Bifidobacteriaceae,Human intestine,No "Campylobacter lari,Campylobacteraceae,""Wild birds, domestic animals"",Yes" Capnocytophaga canimorsus,Flavobacteriaceae,Dog and cat saliva,Yes Carnobacterium maltaromaticum,Carnobacteriaceae,Food products,No "Chromobacterium violaceum,Chromobacteriaceae,""Soil, water"",Yes" Clavibacter michiganensis,Corynebacteriaceae,Plants,Yes Corynebacterium striatum,Corynebacteriaceae,Human skin,Yes "Desulfitobacterium hafniense,Peptococcaceae,""Soil, sediment"",No" "Eikenella corrodens,Neisseriaceae,""Human mouth, upper respiratory tract"",Yes" Facklamia hominis,Carnobacteriaceae,Human urogenital and respiratory tracts,No "Gallionella ferruginea,Gallionellaceae,""Freshwater, iron-rich environments"",No" Hafnia alvei,Enterobacteriaceae,Intestinal tracts of humans and animals,Yes Iodobacter fluviatile,Comamonadaceae,Freshwater,No Kingella kingae,Neisseriaceae,Human oropharynx,Yes Lachnoclostridium phytofermentans,Lachnospiraceae,Soil,No "Leclercia adecarboxylata,Enterobacteriaceae,""Soil, water, human clinical samples"",Yes" Mannheimia haemolytica,Pasteurellaceae,Respiratory tract of cattle,Yes Nocardia brasiliensis,Nocardiaceae,Soil,Yes Oligella urethralis,Alcaligenaceae,Human urogenital tract,Yes "Paenibacillus polymyxa,Paenibacillaceae,""Soil, root nodules"",No" "Paracoccus denitrificans,Rhodobacteraceae,""Soil, water"",No" "Ralstonia solanacearum,Ralstoniaceae,""Soil, plants"",Yes" Sanguibacter keddieii,Propionibacteriaceae,Dairy products,No Tannerella forsythia,Bacteroidaceae,Human oral cavity,Yes Unidentified Bacillus sp.,Bacillaceae,Various environments,No "Vagococcus fluvialis,Enterococcaceae,""Water, fish"",Yes" "Weissella confusa,Leuconostocaceae,""Fermented foods, human clinical samples"",Yes" Xylella fastidiosa,Xanthomonadaceae,Plants,Yes Yersinia ruckeri,Enterobacteriaceae,Fish,Yes Zoogloea ramigera,Zoogloeaceae,Wastewater treatment systems,No Acetobacter pasteurianus,Acetobacteraceae,Fermented beverages,No Brevibacillus brevis,Bacillaceae,Soil,No Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens,Corynebacteriaceae,Plants,Yes Dysgonomonas gadei,Bacteroidaceae,Human gut,No "Empedobacter brevis,Flavobacteriaceae,""Water, soil, human clinical samples"",Yes" Fusobacterium nucleatum,Fusobacteriaceae,Human oral cavity,Yes Gemella haemolysans,Gemellaceae,Human mucous membranes,No "Helcococcus kunzii,Aerococcaceae,""Human skin, wounds"",Yes" Ignavigranum ruoffiae,Planococcaceae,Marine environments,No "Jonesia quinghaiensis,Listeriaceae,""Soil, water"",No" "Kluyvera ascorbata,Enterobacteriaceae,""Environment, human gut"",No" Lysobacter enzymogenes,Xanthomonadaceae,Soil,No Megasphaera elsdenii,Veillonellaceae,Animal intestines,No Neorickettsia sennetsu,Anaplasmataceae,Infected fish,Yes "Novosphingobium aromaticivorans,Sphingomonadaceae,""Soil, water"",No" Ornithinibacillus scapharcae,Bacillaceae,Marine environments,No Pirellula staleyi,Planctomycetaceae,Freshwater environments,No Quatrococcus ludwigii,Micrococcaceae,Human skin,No Rathayibacter toxicus,Microbacteriaceae,Infected grasses,Yes Simonsiella muelleri,Simonsiellaceae,Animal mucous membranes,No Tepidimonas arfidensis,Comamonadaceae,Thermal springs,No Ulvibacter litoralis,Flavobacteriaceae,Marine environments,No Vibrio vulnificus,Vibrionaceae,Marine environments,Yes