Elusimicrobiota
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Elusimicrobiota
Geissinger et al. 2021[1]
Classes
Synonyms
  • "Elusimicrobaeota" Oren et al. 2015
  • "Elusimicrobia" Geissinger et al. 2009
  • "Elusimicrobiota" Whitman et al. 2018
  • Candidate phylum TG1

The phylum Elusimicrobiota, previously known as "Termite Group 1", has been shown to be widespread in different ecosystems like marine environment, sewage sludge, contaminated sites and soils, and toxic wastes. The high abundance of Elusimicrobiota representatives is only seen for the lineage of symbionts found in termites and ants.[2]

The first organism to be cultured was Elusimicrobium minutum; however, two other species have been partially described and placed in a separate class, known as Endomicrobia.[3]

Phylogeny

16S rRNA based LTP_12_2021[4][5][6] 120 single copy marker proteins based GTDB 08-RS214[7][8][9]
Elusimicrobiales

Elusimicrobium minutum

Elusimicrobiaceae
Endomicrobiales

Endomicrobium proavitum

Endomicrobiaceae
Elusimicrobiales

"Ca. Avelusimicrobium excrementipullorum"

Elusimicrobium minutum

Elusimicrobiaceae
Endomicrobiales
Endomicrobium

E. proavitum

"Ca. E. trichonymphae"

Endomicrobiaceae

Taxonomy

The currently accepted taxonomy is based solemnly on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) [10] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ Oren A, Garrity GM (2021). "Valid publication of the names of forty-two phyla of prokaryotes". Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 71 (10): 5056. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.005056. PMID 34694987.
  2. ^ Herlemann, D.P.R.; Geissinger, O.; Brune, A. (2007). "The Termite Group I phylum is highly diverse and widespread in the environment". Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 73 (20): 6682–6685. Bibcode:2007ApEnM..73.6682H. doi:10.1128/AEM.00712-07. PMC 2075069. PMID 17704269.
  3. ^ Stingl, U.; et al. (2005). "Endomicrobia: Cytoplasmic Symbionts of Termite Gut Protozoa Form a Separate Phylum of Prokaryotes". Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 71 (3): 1473–1479. Bibcode:2005ApEnM..71.1473S. doi:10.1128/AEM.71.3.1473-1479.2005. PMC 1065190. PMID 15746350.
  4. ^ "The LTP". Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  5. ^ "LTP_all tree in newick format". Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  6. ^ "LTP_12_2021 Release Notes" (PDF). Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  7. ^ "GTDB release 08-RS214". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  8. ^ "bac120_r214.sp_label". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Taxon History". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  10. ^ J.P. Euzéby. "Elusimicrobia". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved 2011-11-17.
  11. ^ Sayers; et al. "Elusimicrobia". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
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