Lentisphaerota

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Lentisphaerota
Scientific classification
Domain:
Superphylum:
Phylum:
Lentisphaerota

Cho et al. 2021 [1]
Classes
Synonyms
  • "Lentisphaerae" Cho et al. 2004
  • "Lentisphaeraeota" Oren et al. 2015
  • "Lentisphaerota" Whitman et al. 2018

Lentisphaerota is a phylum of bacteria closely related to Chlamydiota and Verrucomicrobiota. [2] [3]

Contents

It includes two monotypic orders Lentisphaerales and Victivallales. Phylum members can be aerobic or anaerobic and fall under two distinct phenotypes. These phenotypes live within bodies of sea water and were particularly hard to isolate in a pure culture. [4] One phenotype, L. marina, consists of terrestrial gut microbiota from mammals and birds. It was found in the Sea of Japan. [4] The other phenotype (L. araneosa) includes marine microorganisms: sequences from fish and coral microbiomes and marine sediment.

Phylogeny

The phylogeny based on the work of the All-Species Living Tree Project. [5]

Oligosphaera ethanolica

Victivallis vadensis

Lentisphaera

L. araneosa

L. marina

Taxonomy

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LSPN) [6] and the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). [7]

Notes:
♠ Strain found at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) but not listed in the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)

See also

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References

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  3. Limam RD, Bouchez T, Chouari R, et al. (October 2010). "Detection of WWE2-related Lentisphaerae by 16S rRNA gene sequencing and fluorescence in situ hybridization in landfill leachate". Can. J. Microbiol. 56 (10): 846–52. doi:10.1139/w10-065. PMID   20962908. Archived from the original on 2012-12-16. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
  4. 1 2 Choi, Ahyoung; Yang, Seung-Jo; Rhee, Kwang-Hyun; Cho, Jang-CheonYR 2013 (2013). "Lentisphaera marina sp. nov., and emended description of the genus Lentisphaera". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 63 (Pt_4): 1540–1544. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.046433-0. ISSN   1466-5034. PMID   22888188.
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  6. J.P. Euzéby. "Lentisphaerae". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved 2016-03-20.
  7. Sayers; et al. "Lentisphaerae". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2016-03-20.

Further reading

Limam, Rim Driss; Bouchez, Theodore; Chouari, Rakia; Li, Tianlun; Barkallah, Insaf; Landoulsi, Ahmed; Sghir, Abdelghani (Oct 2010). "Detection of WWE2-related Lentisphaerae by 16S rRNA gene sequencing and fluorescence in situ hybridization in landfill leachate". Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 56 (10): 846–852. doi:10.1139/W10-065. PMID   20962908.