Fermentibacteria (formerly Hyd24-12) is a
bacterial phylum with
candidate
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status.
The original clone sequence used to define Fermentibacteria as a phylum
AJ535232 was recovered from the Hydrate Ridge cold seep environment (Cascadia Margin, offshore from OR, USA). The first genomes from this phylum were recovered from samples of full-scale mesophilic anaerobic digesters at Danish wastewater treatment facilities.
All three genomes recovered were inferred to represent organisms that rely on fermentation of simple sugars as an energy source, and thus the name "Fermentibacteria" (as in "to ferment") was proposed.
Members of this phylum have been detected in a broad range of environments, including methane seeps, coral reef sands, and the dolphin mouth.
Classification
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the
List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature
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(LPSN)
and
National Center for Biotechnology Information
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(NCBI).
* Class "Fermentibacteria"
Kirkegaard 2016
** Order "Fermentibacterales"
Kirkegaard 2016
*** Family "Fermentibacteraceae"
Kirkegaard 2016
**** Genus "''Candidatus''
Aegiribacteria"
Hamilton et al. 2016
**** Genus "''Candidatus''
Fermentibacter"
Kirkegaard 2016
***** Species "''Ca.'' F. daniensis"
Kirkegaard 2016
**** Genus "''Candidatus''
Sabulitectum"
Saad et al. 2017
***** Species "''Ca.'' S. silens"
Saad et al. 2017
See also
*
List of bacterial orders
This article lists the orders of the Bacteria. The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
and the phylogeny is based on 16 ...
*
List of bacteria genera
This article lists the genera of the bacteria
Bacteria (; : bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one Cell (biology), biological cell. They constitute a large domain (biology), domain of Prokaryote, ...
References
Candidatus taxa
Bacteria phyla
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