Genus names of Latin origin, masculine gender

Genus names whose last component is a Latin noun (or Latin adjective treated like a noun) obtain their gender from the gender of that noun [Rule 65 (1), Rule 65 (2)]. A list of genus names formed in that manner and being in the masculine gender is provided below. Names with Latin components in other positions are not listed here. See also the LPSN introductory page on forming names.

"Acidibacillus"ActinobacillusAeribacillus"Aerobacillus"AgaribacillusAidingibacillusAlbibacillus"Candidatus Alectryobacillus"AlgibacillusAlicyclobacillusAlkalibacillusAlkalilactibacillusAllobacillus"Candidatus Amarobacillus""Ambacidithiobacillus"AmedibacillusAmmoniibacillusAmphibacillusAneurinibacillusAnoxybacillusArenibacillusAsprobacillusAurantibacillusAureibacillusBacillusBrevibacillus"Caecibacillus"Calculibacillus"Caldibacillus"CaldibacillusCamelliibacillus"Candidatus Carbobacillus""Candidatus Carbonibacillus" corrig.CatenibacillusCloacibacillus[Coccobacillus]CollibacillusCompanilactobacillusCompostibacillusCoprobacillusDesulfuribacillus"Duodenibacillus"EffusibacillusEnterobacillus"Erythrobacillus"FaecalibacillusFermentibacillus[Ferrobacillus]"Fervidacidithiobacillus"FictibacillusFilobacillusFlectobacillusFontibacillusFructobacillusFusibacillus"Galactobacillus"GeobacillusGordonibacillusGordoniibacillus corrig.Gracilibacillus"Haemobacillus"HalobacillusHalolactibacillusHelcobacillusHeliobacillusHumibacillusHydrogenibacillus"Igneacidithiobacillus""Intestinibacillus"Jeotgalibacillus"Jilinibacillus"LacticaseibacillusLactiplantibacillusLactobacillusLentibacillusLimibacillusLitoribacillusLottiidibacillus"Candidatus Lutibacillus"LysinibacillusMageeibacillusMangrovibacillusMarinibacillusMarinilactibacillus"Massilibacillus"Melghiribacillus"Methanobacillus"Methylobacillus"Muribacillus"MycolicibacillusNatribacillusNatronobacillusNegativibacillus"Negativibacillus"OceanobacillusOrnithinibacillusPallidibacillusPaludibacillus"Candidatus Parvibacillus"PelagibacillusPerspicuibacillusPhilodulcilactobacillusPiscibacillusPolygonibacillusPontibacillus"Candidatus Pristimantibacillus"PsychrobacillusPullulanibacillusRadiobacillus"Candidatus Reconcilibacillus""Candidatus Reconciliibacillus" corrig.[Rhodobacillus]RoseibacillusSaccharibacillusSalibacillusSalinibacillusSalsuginibacillusScopulibacillusSediminibacillusSiculibacillusSinibacillus"Candidatus Spirobacillus"StreptobacillusSulfoacidibacillusSulfobacillusTenuibacillusTepidibacillusTerribacillusTerrilactibacillusTexcoconibacillusThalassobacillusThermobacillusThermolongibacillusThiobacillusTigheibacillusTuberibacillusTumebacillus[Urobacillus]ViridibacillusVulcanibacillusXylanibacillus

"Candidatus Abditibacter"AbyssibacterAcanthopleuribacter"Candidatus Acaudatibacter""Candidatus Accumulibacter""Candidatus Acestibacter"AcetobacterAchromobacter"Achromobacter"AcidibacterAcidiferrobacterAcinetobacterActibacterAcutalibacterAdhaeribacterAequoribacter"Aerobacter"AestuariibacterAetherobacterAgaribacterAgathobacterAggregatibacter"Candidatus Aglaurobacter"AlbibacterAlgibacterAlitibacterAlkalibacterAlkanibacterAlsobacterAlteribacter"Altibacter""Altuibacter""Candidatus Amarobacter"AminobacterAmoebobacterAmphibiibacter"Candidatus Amphirhobacter"AmygdalobacterAmylibacter"Candidatus Anadelfobacter""Anaerolactibacter"Anaerozeibacter"Candidatus Anammoxibacter""Candidatus Ancaeobacter"Ancylobacter"Candidatus Angelobacter"AngustibacterAnianabacterAnianibacter corrig."Candidatus Anoxipelagibacter"Anoxybacter"Candidatus Anoxypelagibacter" corrig.AntarctobacterAnthocerotibacterAntribacterApibacter"Aplanobacter"AquabacterAquariibacterAquibacterAquidulcibacter"Candidatus Aquilonibacter"Arabiibacter"Candidatus Arcanibacter" corrig."Candidatus Arcanobacter"ArcobacterArcticibacterArenibacterAridibacterArsenicibacterArthrobacterArundinibacterArvibacterAscidiaceibacterAsprobacter"Asteriscibacter"AtlantibacterAtopobacterAtribacterAurantiacibacter"Aurantibacter"AurantibacterAureibacter"Candidatus Auribacter"AuritidibacterAzotobacter"Candidatus Baltobacter""Candidatus Benthobacter""Candidatus Beroebacter"BiomaibacterBlastobacter"Candidatus Bodocaedibacter""Candidatus Bodonicaedibacter" corrig.BorborobacterBotryobacter"Candidatus Brachybacter"BrassicibacterBrevilactibacterBreznakibacterBryobacterButyratibacterButyribacter"Caecibacter"Caedibacter"Caespitibacter""Candidatus Caldibacter""Candidatus Calypsobacter"CaminibacterCampylobacterCanibacterCaproicibacter"Candidatus Caribbeanibacter"[Carthagonibacter]Caseobacter"Catabacter"CatabacterCaulobacterCaviibacter"Candidatus Celaenobacter"CeleribacterCellulosibacterCereibacterCesiribacter"Changpingibacter"ChelatobacterChelonobacterChimaeribacterChitinibacter"Chitinolyticbacter""Chlorobacter"Chroobacter"Chthoniobacter"ChthonobacterChujaibacter"Candidatus Cibiobacter""Candidatus Cibionibacter" corrig.Ciceribacter"Citreibacter"CitrobacterClavibacterCnuibacterCohaesibacter"Colibacter""Colidextribacter""Candidatus Comchoanobacter"Commensalibacter"Candidatus Competibacter"CompostibacterConexibacterConfluentibacterCongregibacterConservatibacterConstrictibacter"Candidatus Contendibacter" corrig."Candidatus Contendobacter"CoprobacterCorallibacterCorticibacterCraterilacuibacterCrenobacterCricetibacterCroceibacterCronobacter"Cronobacter"CrystallibacterCucumibacterCulicoidibacterCumulibacterCuneatibacter[Curacaobacter]Curvibacter"Candidatus Cyrtobacter"Cystobacter"Candidatus Cytomitobacter"Danxiaibacter"Daptobacter""Candidatus Darwinibacter"DefluvibacterDeinobacterDeminuibacterDermabacter"Dermatobacter"DesertibacterDesulfitibacter"Desulfobacter"DesulfobacterDesulfoferrobacterDesulfolithobacterDesulfonatronobacterDethiosulfatibacterDiaminobutyricibacterDiaphorobacterDichelobacterDictyobacterDinghuibacterDissulfuribacter"Candidatus Doriopsillibacter""Candidatus Dormibacter""Candidatus Dormiibacter" corrig.DyadobacterDysosmobacterEdaphobacter"Eelbacter"EffluviibacterEgibacterEisenibacter"Candidatus Elarobacter"EllagibacterElongatibacterEmcibacterEmpedobacterEndobacter"Candidatus Endonucleariibacter" corrig."Candidatus Endonucleariobacter""Candidatus Endonucleibacter" corrig.EnhydrobacterEnterobacterEntomobacter"Candidatus Epifloribacter" corrig."Candidatus Eremiobacter""Candidatus Erobacter" corrig.Erythrobacter"Candidatus Euphemobacter"ExtibacterFabibacter"Facilibacter"Faecalibacter"Faecibacter"Fastidiosibacter"Candidatus Fermentibacter"Ferranicluibacter"Ferribacter""Candidatus Ferrooxidibacter" corrig.FerruginibacterFertoeibacter"Candidatus Fervidibacter""Fervidibacter"FervidibacterFibrobacterFidelibacterFilibacter"Candidatus Fiscibacter"FlaviaesturariibacterFlaviflagellibacterFlexibacterFlintibacterFlocculibacterFluctibacterFluoribacterFluviibacterFodinibacter"Candidatus Fodinibacter" corrig."Foetidibacter""Candidatus Fonsibacter"Fontibacter"Candidatus Frackibacter"FranconibacterFretibacterFrigidibacterFrondibacter[Fucobacter]FulvibacterFundibacterFuscibacterFusibacterFusicatenibacterGabonibacterGaetbulibacterGalactobacter"Candidatus Galacturonatibacter" corrig."Candidatus Galacturonibacter"GalbibacterGallibacterGelidibacterGemmobacterGeoalkalibacterGeoanaerobacterGeobacter"Geomobilibacter"GilvibacterGimibacter"Ginsengibacter"GlaciibacterGloeobacter"Gloeobacter""Candidatus Glomeribacter""Glucerabacter""Gluceribacter"GluconobacterGlutamicibacterGordonibacterGracilibacterGranulibacter[Granulobacter]Gulosibacter"Candidatus Hadalibacter"Haematobacter"Haererehalobacter"Halarsenatibacter"Candidatus Halichondribacter""Candidatus Halichondriibacter" corrig.Haliscomenobacter"Haloacetibacter""Halobacter"Halocynthiibacter"Halosquirtibacter"HartmannibacterHasllibacterHelicobacter"Candidatus Hemerobacter""Candidatus Hepatobacter""Candidatus Hepatobacter""Candidatus Hesperobacter""Hevizibacter""Candidatus Hinthialibacter"Homoserinibacter"Candidatus Houarnoksidobacter"HuaxiibacterHumibacterHydrobacterHydrogenobacter"Candidatus Hydrogenosomobacter"HymenobacterHypericibacter"Hyphobacter""Candidatus Ignotibacter" corrig."Ihubacter"IlumatobacterIlyobacterImperialibacterIndibacterInsulambacterInsulibacter corrig.IntestinibacterIodobacterIrregularibacter"Ischyrobacter"JanibacterJejubacterJejuibacter corrig."Candidatus Jidaibacter"JinshanibacterJiulongibacter"Kaistobacter"KetobacterKoleobacter"Komagatabacter"Komagataeibacter"Konateibacter"Koreibacter"Candidatus Koribacter""Candidatus Korobacter" corrig.Krokinobacter"Candidatus Kryptobacter"KtedobacterKtedonobacter corrig.KtedonosporobacterLabilibacterLacibacter"Candidatus Lamibacter"LamprobacterLaribacter"Candidatus Latescibacter"LawsonibacterLentibacterLentihominibacterLeucobacterLiberibacter"Candidatus Liberibacter" corrig."Candidatus Liberobacter"LimibacterLimnobacterLimoniibacter"Lipomuribacter"LitoreibacterLitoribacterLongibacterLunatibacter"Candidatus Lustribacter"LuteibacterLuteolibacterLutibacter"Luxibacter"LysinibacterLysobacterMabikibacter"Maccoyibacter"Malaciobacter corrig.MalacobacterMaledivibacterManganibacterMangrovibacterMaribacterMarinobacterMaritimibacter"Marseillibacter"MediterraneibacterMelioribacter"Merdibacter""Merdibacter"Mergibacter"Candidatus Meridianibacter"MesophilobacterMethylobacterMethyloceanibacterMicrobacterMicrocosmobacterMiniphocaeibacter corrig."Miniphocibacter"MiniphocibacterMizugakiibacter"Candidatus Moanibacter" corrig.ModestobacterMoheibacterMongoliibacter"Candidatus Monilibacter"MotilibacterMucibacterMucilaginibacterMuribacter"Musculibacter""Candidatus Mycolatisynbacter" corrig.Mycolicibacter"Myxobacter""Candidatus Nanosynbacter"Naxibacter"Ndongobacter""Candidatus Nebulibacter" corrig."Candidatus Nebulobacter"NecropsobacterNeglectibacter"Candidatus Nemesobacter"Neptuniibacter"Candidatus Nesciobacter"NesiotobacterNguyenibacter"Niameybacter"Nibribacter"Nissabacter"NitrobacterNitrogeniibacterNotoacmeibacter"Candidatus Nyctobacter""Candidatus Obscuribacter""Candidatus Obscuribacter"Occallatibacter"Candidatus Occultibacter" corrig."Candidatus Occultobacter"OceanobacterOctadecabacterOdoribacterOecophyllibacterOharaeibacterOleibacterOlivibacter"Candidatus Opimibacter"OrnithinibacterOryzibacterOryzobacterOscillibacterOstreiculturibacterOtariodibacter"Candidatus Ovatibacter" corrig."Candidatus Ovibacter" corrig."Candidatus Ovobacter"OxalobacterOxobacter"Candidatus Ozemibacter" corrig."Candidatus Paceibacter"Pacificibacter"Pajaroellobacter"[Palauibacter]"Candidatus Palsibacter"PaludibacterPanacibacterPannonibacterPapillibacterParvibacterPatulibacterPaucibacterPedobacter"Candidatus Pelagibacter""Pelagilacustribacter""Pelagiobacter"PelobacterPeredibacterPerexilibacter"Candidatus Peribacter"Permianibacter"Candidatus Persebacter"PersicobacterPerspicuibacterPetrobacterPhaeobacterPhaeocystidibacterPhaeodactylibacterPhaseolibacter"Candidatus Phloeobacter" corrig."Candidatus Phlomobacter"PhnomibacterPhocoenobacter"Phoenicibacter""Candidatus Phosphoribacter"[Photobacter]PhragmitibacterPhreatobacterPhycobacter"Candidatus Phycocordibacter"Phytobacter"Piezobacter""Pigmentibacter"PigmentibacterPilibacterPilosibacterPimelobacterPinibacterPiscibacterPiscinibacterPlantibacterPluralibacterPokkaliibacterPolaribacterPollutibacter"Polluticaenibacter"PolycladidibacterPolymorphobacterPolynucleobacterPontibacter"Populibacter"PorphyrobacterPortibacterPoseidonibacterPovalibacter"Prasinibacter"Primorskyibacter"Candidatus Procabacter""Candidatus Procaibacter" corrig.ProfundibacterProlixibacterPropionibacterProsthecobacterProtaetiibacter"Candidatus Protistibacter" corrig."Candidatus Protistobacter""Candidatus Proximibacter"PseudobacterPseudoramibacterPsychrobacterPulveribacterPumilibacterPuribacterPusillibacterPuteibacter"Pygmaiobacter"PyramidobacterPyranulibacterPyruvatibacterRadicibacterRamlibacterRaoultibacterRarobacterRathayibacterRavibacter"Candidatus Reddybacter"[Renobacter]"Candidatus Repentibacter" corrig.ReticulibacterRhabdobacterRhabdonatronobacterRhizobacterRhodobacterRhodocaloribacter"Rigidibacter"RivibacterRodentibacterRoseinatronobacterRoseobacterRosettibacterRubidibacterRubneribacterRubrilithobacter corrig.RubrobacterRubrolithibacterRudaibacterRufibacterRugosibacterRuminobacterSabulibacterSaccharibacter"Candidatus Saccharibacter"SaccharobacterSalegentibacterSalibacterSalicibibacter"Candidatus Salinibacter"Salinibacter"Sandaracinobacter"SangeribacterSanguibacterSaxeibacter"Saxibacter""Scatolibacter"ScleromatobacterSedimentibacterSediminibacterSegetibacter"Selenihalanaerobacter"SerinibacterSessilibacterSiccibacter[Siderobacter]SilicibacterSinobacterSiphonobacter"Candidatus Solibacter"SpecibacterSpectribacterSpelaeibacterSpeluncibacterSphaerobacterSpiribacterSpodiobacterSpongiibacterSporobacterStenotrophobacterStenoxybacter"Stereobacter"SteroidobacterStibiobacter"Candidatus Stygiibacter" corrig.StygiobacterSulfidibacterSulfitobacter"Candidatus Sulfomarinibacter""Candidatus Sulfopaludibacter""Candidatus Sulfotelmatobacter"Superficieibacter"Candidatus Symbiobacter""Candidatus Synchoanobacter"SyntrophobacterTahibacterTaklimakanibacterTamilnaduibacter"Tardibacter""Candidatus Tariuqbacter""Taxeobacter""Taxeobacter"Tectibacter"Candidatus Telestobacter"TelluribacterTelmatobacterTemperatibacter"Candidatus Tenebribacter"TenebrionibacterTengunoibacter"Candidatus Tenuibacter"TepidibacterTeredinibacter"Teredinobacter"TerrabacterTestudinibacter"Candidatus Tethybacter""Thalassobacter"ThalassobacterThermoanaerobacterThermolithobacterThermophilibacter"Candidatus Thermotepidanaerobacter""Candidatus Theseobacter"ThetidibacterThiobacter"Tidjanibacter""Candidatus Tityobacter"TractidigestivibacterTrichlorobacterTritonibacterTropicibacterTunturibacterTunturiibacter corrig."Candidatus Turbibacter" corrig.Turicibacter"Candidatus Tyrphobacter""Candidatus Udaeobacter"UlvibacterUmboniibacterUmbribacterUndibacterUrsidibacterUsitatibacterVariibacterVariimorphobacterVenatorbacterVenatoribacter corrig.VerminephrobacterVespertiliibacter"Candidatus Viadribacter"Vicinamibacter"Candidatus Vicinibacter"VineibacterVitellibacter"Vitreibacter"VolucribacterVulgatibacter"Candidatus Wallacebacter""Candidatus Wirthibacter"WukongibacterXanthobacter"Candidatus Xiphinematobacter"XylanibacterYoungiibacterYunchengibacterZeaxanthinibacter"Candidatus Zhuqueibacter""Candidatus Zhurongbacter""Candidatus Zophobacter"Zymobacter

"Candidatus Absconditicoccus"AbsicoccusAbyssicoccusAcidaminococcusAcuticoccusAegeococcus"Candidatus Aeolococcus"AerococcusAestuariicoccusAggregicoccusAgilicoccusAgitococcusAgrococcus[Albococcus]AlgicoccusAliicoccusAlkalicoccusAlloiococcusAlterococcusAmaricoccusAmmonicoccusAmycolicicoccusAngiococcusAntricoccusAplococcusAquicoccusArachidicoccusArboricoccus corrig.Arsenicicoccus[Ascococcus][Asterococcus]AtopococcusAuraticoccusAureicoccusAuricoccusBavariicoccus"Betacoccus"Bigeminococcus"Bilophococcus"Blastococcus"Brevicoccus"Butyricicoccus"Caldococcus""Carboxydicoccus""Carnococcus"CatellicoccusCatenococcus"Cellobiosococcus""Cephaloticoccus"CerasicoccusChelatococcus"Chondrococcus"ChordicoccusChroococcusCitreicoccusCitricoccusCompactococcusCongregicoccusCoprococcusCorallococcusCorticicoccusCraurococcusCroceicoccusDefluviicoccus corrig.DeinococcusDermacoccusDesulfococcus"Didymococcus"[Diplococcus]"Doliumcoccus"DolosicoccusEgicoccusEnteractinococcusEnterococcusEremococcus"Exococcus"FaecalicoccusFervidicoccusFloricoccusFluviicoccusFrisingicoccusFundicoccusGeminicoccusGranulicoccusGranulosicoccusHalegenticoccusHalococcusHelcococcusHeterocyanococcusHorticoccusHumicoccus[Hyalococcus]Hydrococcus"Hydrococcus"HyellococcusHyphococcus"Igneococcus"Ignicoccus"Candidatus Improbicoccus"Inacoccus corrig.Indiicoccus"Inmanicoccus"Innacoccus"Candidatus Intestinicoccus"JeotgalicoccusKineococcusKytococcusLacicoccusLactococcus"Lacustricoccus"Lapillicoccus"Leptococcus"LibanicoccusLichenicoccusLimnococcusLithococcusLolliginicoccus"Lotipaludicoccus"LuteococcusMacrococcusMagnetococcus"Candidatus Magnetococcus""Magnicoccus"MammaliicoccusMangrovicoccus"Maricoccus"MariniluteicoccusMarinococcus"Candidatus Marisimplicoccus"MediannikoviicoccusMelissococcus corrig.Meridianimarinicoccus"Metallococcus"MethanococcusMethanomassiliicoccusMethermicoccusMethylococcusMicroaceticoccusMicrococcus"Candidatus Microsyncoccus"Minisyncoccus"Candidatus Minisyncoccus"MobilicoccusMongoliicoccusMorococcusMuricoccusMyxococcusNanococcus"Candidatus Nanosyncoccus"NatronococcusNegativicoccusNephrococcusNeptunicoccusNibricoccusNitrococcus"Candidatus Nitrosacidicoccus" corrig."Candidatus Nitrosacidococcus"NitrosococcusNosocomiicoccus"Candidatus Nucleicoccus" corrig."Candidatus Nucleococcus""Oceanicoccus"OceanococcusOenococcusOrnithinicoccusPalaeococcusParacoccusPediococcusPedococcusPelagicoccusPeptococcusPhocicoccusPhycicoccus"Candidatus Pinguicoccus"PiscicoccusPistricoccusPlanococcus[Pleurococcus]Polluticoccus"Polycoccus""Polycoccus"Ponticoccus"Ponticoccus"PorticoccusProchlorococcus"Prochlorococcus""Prolificoccus""Candidatus Prosiliicoccus"[Protococcus]PseudanabaenococcusPseudocalidococcusPuniceicoccusPyrococcusPyxicoccusPyxidicoccus corrig.QuadricoccusQuatrionicoccus"Regnicoccus"RhodococcusRhodococcusRhyniococcusRoseococcusRubellicoccusRubricoccusRudaeicoccusRuficoccusRuminococcusSaccharococcusSalinicoccus"Sediminicoccus"SegeticoccusSerinicoccus"Siderococcus"SimulacricoccusSinococcusSmaragdicoccusSpelaeicoccusStaphylococcusStomatococcusStreptococcusSuicoccusSulfodiicoccusSulfophobococcus"Sulfuriroseicoccus"SulfurococcusSynechococcus"Synechococcus"SyntrophococcusTamlicoccusTeichococcusTermitidicoccusTerracoccusTersicoccusTessaracoccus"Tetracoccus"TetragenococcusThalassococcus"Thaumococcus"Thermococcus"Candidatus Thioaporhodococcus"Thiococcus"Thioflavicoccus"ThiophaeococcusTrichococcusTuanshanicoccus"Urinacoccus""Urinicoccus""Urinicoccus"VagococcusVallicoccus"Vampirococcus""Candidatus Velamenicoccus""Vulcanococcus"Xenococcus

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