Wirthbacteria
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
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Phylum: | "Wirthbacteria" Hug et al. 2016
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Genus: | "Ca.Wirthibacter"
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Type species | |
"Ca.W. wanneri " Probst et al. 2017
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CandidatusWirthbacteriais a proposedbacterial phylumcontaining only one known sample from theCrystal Geyseraquifer,Ca.Wirthibacter wanneri.This bacterium stands out in a basal position in sometrees of lifeas it is closely related toCandidate phyla radiationbut is not considered part of thatclade.[1]
References
[edit]- ^Probst, AJ; Castelle, CJ; Singh, A; Brown, CT; Anantharaman, K; Sharon, I; Hug, LA; Burstein, D; Emerson, JB; Thomas, BC; Banfield, JF (February 2017)."Genomic resolution of a cold subsurface aquifer community provides metabolic insights for novel microbes adapted to high CO2concentrations ".Environmental Microbiology.19(2): 459–474.doi:10.1111/1462-2920.13362.OSTI1567074.PMID27112493.S2CID21126011.