BacDive Help#
The Bacterial Diversity Database BacDive is the worldwide largest knowledge base of standardized bacterial information.
BacDive represents a collection of organism-linked information covering the multifarious aspects of bacterial and archaeal biodiversity. The database content includes information on taxonomy, morphology, physiology, sampling and environmental conditions as well as molecular biology.

The BacDive main page with simple search bar and navigation to more complex search tools on the left
For a quick access to strain related information within BacDive use the simple search on the main page.
Alternatively, we offer several more complex search tools that enable users to quickly find strains of interest.