| antarctica | | polynucleobacter necessarius | species | 19 | 0 |
| argentina | | polynucleobacter necessarius subsp. necessarius | subspecies | 1 | 0 |
| armenia | | polynucleobacter asymbioticus | species | 1 | 0 |
| armenia | | polynucleobacter cosmopolitanus | species | 1 | 0 |
| armenia | | polynucleobacter difficilis | species | 3 | 0 |
| australia | new south wales | polynucleobacter asymbioticus | species | 2 | 0 |
| austria | | polynucleobacter asymbioticus | species | 17 | 0 |
| austria | | polynucleobacter necessarius | species | 3 | 0 |
| austria | salzburg | polynucleobacter asymbioticus | species | 1 | 0 |
| austria | styria | polynucleobacter asymbioticus | species | 74 | 0 |
| belgium | | uncultured polynucleobacter sp. | species | 1 | 0 |
| brazil | | uncultured polynucleobacter sp. | species | 3 | 0 |
| brazil | rio de janeiro | polynucleobacter necessarius | species | 0 | 1 |
| brazil | rio de janeiro | uncultured polynucleobacter sp. | species | 8 | 0 |
| brazil | sao paulo | polynucleobacter asymbioticus | species | 3 | 0 |
| brazil | sao paulo | polynucleobacter cosmopolitanus | species | 3 | 0 |
| brazil | sao paulo | polynucleobacter sp. | species | 2 | 0 |
| canada | ontario | polynucleobacter sp. 16-46-70 | species | 245 | 0 |
| canada | ontario | polynucleobacter sp. 17-46-58 | species | 504 | 0 |
| canada | ontario | polynucleobacter sp. 24-46-87 | species | 1577 | 0 |
| canada | ontario | polynucleobacter sp. 32-46-5 | species | 502 | 0 |
| canada | ontario | polynucleobacter sp. 35-46-11 | species | 769 | 0 |
| canada | ontario | polynucleobacter sp. 35-46-207 | species | 1104 | 0 |
| canada | ontario | polynucleobacter sp. 39-45-136 | species | 1157 | 0 |
| canada | ontario | polynucleobacter sp. 39-46-10 | species | 576 | 0 |
| china | | polynucleobacter asymbioticus | species | 4 | 0 |
| china | | polynucleobacter cosmopolitanus | species | 6 | 0 |
| china | | uncultured polynucleobacter sp. | species | 4 | 0 |
| china | beijing | polynucleobacter cosmopolitanus | species | 1 | 0 |
| china | guangdong | polynucleobacter asymbioticus | species | 1 | 0 |
| china | guangdong | polynucleobacter cosmopolitanus | species | 4 | 0 |
| china | hunan | uncultured polynucleobacter sp. | species | 1 | 0 |
| china | jiangsu | polynucleobacter asymbioticus | species | 1 | 0 |
| china | jiangsu | polynucleobacter cosmopolitanus | species | 5 | 0 |
| china | jiangsu | uncultured polynucleobacter sp. | species | 5 | 0 |
| china | qinghai | polynucleobacter | genus | 0 | 1 |
| china | tibet | polynucleobacter | genus | 0 | 1 |
| china | yunnan | polynucleobacter sinensis | species | 69 | 0 |
| czech republic | | polynucleobacter paneuropaeus | species | 1 | 0 |
| denmark | | polynucleobacter sp. bod2 | species | 2 | 0 |
| finland | | polynucleobacter necessarius | species | 22 | 0 |
| finland | | polynucleobacter paneuropaeus | species | 3 | 0 |
| finland | ostrobothnia region | polynucleobacter necessarius | species | 14 | 0 |
| france | | polynucleobacter cosmopolitanus | species | 3 | 0 |
| france | | polynucleobacter sp. | species | 1 | 0 |
| france | auvergne region | uncultured polynucleobacter sp. | species | 1 | 0 |
| france | corse region | polynucleobacter acidiphobus | species | 3 | 0 |
| france | corse region | polynucleobacter asymbioticus | species | 36 | 0 |
| france | corse region | polynucleobacter cosmopolitanus | species | 1 | 0 |
| france | corse region | polynucleobacter paneuropaeus | species | 3 | 0 |
| germany | | polynucleobacter paneuropaeus | species | 1 | 0 |
| germany | | polynucleobacter sp. mwh-feld-100 | species | 1 | 0 |
| germany | lower saxony | polynucleobacter sp. | species | 1 | 0 |
| iceland | | polynucleobacter necessarius | species | 2 | 0 |
| iran | tehran province | polynucleobacter sp. | species | 1 | 0 |
| iraq | | polynucleobacter cosmopolitanus | species | 1 | 0 |
| iraq | | polynucleobacter sinensis | species | 1 | 0 |
| italy | apulia region | polynucleobacter sp. fc1 | species | 2 | 0 |
| italy | liguria region | polynucleobacter sp. uba655 | species | 1 | 0 |
| japan | chiba prefecture | polynucleobacter asymbioticus | species | 29 | 0 |
| japan | chiba prefecture | polynucleobacter cosmopolitanus | species | 5 | 0 |
| japan | fukushima prefecture | polynucleobacter asymbioticus | species | 11 | 0 |
| japan | ibaraki prefecture | polynucleobacter asymbioticus | species | 43 | 0 |
| japan | ibaraki prefecture | polynucleobacter cosmopolitanus | species | 38 | 0 |
| japan | nagano prefecture | polynucleobacter asymbioticus | species | 49 | 0 |
| japan | nagano prefecture | polynucleobacter sp. shi2 | species | 1 | 0 |
| japan | nagano prefecture | polynucleobacter sp. shi8 | species | 1 | 0 |
| japan | saitama prefecture | polynucleobacter asymbioticus | species | 98 | 0 |
| japan | saitama prefecture | polynucleobacter cosmopolitanus | species | 33 | 0 |
| japan | saitama prefecture | polynucleobacter sp. | species | 32 | 0 |
| japan | shiga prefecture | uncultured polynucleobacter sp. | species | 4 | 0 |
| mexico | | uncultured polynucleobacter sp. | species | 6 | 0 |
| new zealand | | polynucleobacter cosmopolitanus | species | 3 | 0 |
| new zealand | auckland | polynucleobacter sp. | species | 1 | 0 |
| nigeria | | uncultured polynucleobacter sp. | species | 2 | 0 |
| norway | | polynucleobacter necessarius | species | 10 | 0 |
| norway | | polynucleobacter paneuropaeus | species | 3 | 0 |
| norway | finnmark county | polynucleobacter sp. | species | 2 | 0 |
| panama | panama province | polynucleobacter | genus | 0 | 1 |
| slovakia | | uncultured polynucleobacter sp. | species | 1 | 0 |
| slovenia | municipality of bled | polynucleobacter cosmopolitanus | species | 5 | 0 |
| south africa | kwazulu-natal province | polynucleobacter necessarius | species | 730 | 0 |
| spain | castilla-la mancha | uncultured polynucleobacter sp. | species | 4 | 0 |
| spain | madrid | uncultured polynucleobacter sp. | species | 1 | 0 |
| spain | valencia | polynucleobacter sp. uba962 | species | 1 | 0 |
| sweden | | polynucleobacter necessarius | species | 3 | 0 |
| sweden | | uncultured polynucleobacter sp. | species | 3 | 0 |
| switzerland | | uncultured polynucleobacter sp. | species | 1 | 0 |
| thailand | khon kaen province | uncultured polynucleobacter sp. | species | 1 | 0 |
| uganda | | polynucleobacter cosmopolitanus | species | 1 | 0 |
| uganda | western region | polynucleobacter acidiphobus | species | 1 | 0 |
| united kingdom | scotland | polynucleobacter asymbioticus | species | 1 | 0 |
| united kingdom | scotland | polynucleobacter sp. | species | 1 | 0 |
| united states | | polynucleobacter sp. pre12c | species | 1 | 0 |
| united states | | polynucleobacter sp. pre12e | species | 1 | 0 |
| united states | california | polynucleobacter sp. | species | 1 | 0 |
| united states | colorado | polynucleobacter sp. gwa2_45_21 | species | 20 | 0 |
| united states | delaware | polynucleobacter | genus | 0 | 1 |
| united states | delaware | polynucleobacter necessarius | species | 0 | 1 |
| united states | georgia | polynucleobacter sp. uba2464 | species | 1 | 0 |
| united states | georgia | polynucleobacter sp. uba2650 | species | 1 | 0 |
| united states | hawaii | polynucleobacter cosmopolitanus | species | 6 | 0 |
| united states | oregon | polynucleobacter sp. htcc543 | species | 1 | 0 |
| united states | wisconsin | polynucleobacter | genus | 0 | 1 |
| united states | wisconsin | polynucleobacter asymbioticus | species | 1 | 0 |
| united states | wisconsin | polynucleobacter necessarius | species | 0 | 1 |
| vietnam | | polynucleobacter asymbioticus | species | 1 | 0 |