The order Holophagales (Ho.lo.pha.ga′les) is a Gram negative marine bacterium in the phylum Acidobacteria, class Holophagae. This order consists of a single family, Holophagaceae, which contains two genera, Holophaga and Geothrix. Each of these genera contains a single species and they are strict anaerobes.[1][2]
The order Holophagales (Ho.lo.pha.ga′les) is a Gram negative marine bacterium in the phylum Acidobacteria, class Holophagae. This order consists of a single family, Holophagaceae, which contains two genera, Holophaga and Geothrix. Each of these genera contains a single species and they are strict anaerobes.