 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source .(April 2025) |
| Wirthbacteria | |
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| Scientific classification | |
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| Phylum: | "Wirthbacteria" Hug et al. 2016 |
| Genus: | "Ca. Wirthibacter" Probst et al. 2017 |
| Type species | |
| "Ca. Wirthibacter wanneri" Probst et al. 2017 | |
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Candidatus Wirthbacteria is a proposed bacterial phylum containing only one known sample from the Crystal Geyser aquifer, Ca. Wirthibacter wanneri. This bacterium stands out in a basal position in some trees of life as it is closely related to Candidate phyla radiation but is not considered part of that clade. [1]
