Caldithrix

Caldithrix
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Superphylum: FCB group
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Genus: Caldithrix
Miroshnichenko et al. 2003
emend. Miroshnichenko et al. 2010
Species
  • C. abyssi Miroshnichenko et al. 2003
  • C. palaeochoryensis Miroshnichenko et al. 2010

Caldithrix is a genus of thermophilic and anaerobic bacterium that are difficult to assign to any particular Eubacterial phyla. According to 'The All-Species Living Tree' Project Caldithrix is a member of Sphingobacteria,[1] whereas the LPSN assigns it as an unclassified Deferribacterales[2] and the NCBI considers it an unclassified Bacteria.[3]

References

  1. ↑ See 'The All-Species Living Tree' Project . Data extracted from the "16S rRNA-based LTP release 106 (full tree)" (PDF). Silva Comprehensive Ribosomal RNA Database. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
  2. ↑ See the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature. Data extracted from the "Deferribacteres". Retrieved 2011-11-17.
  3. ↑ See the NCBI webpage on Caldithrix Data extracted from the "NCBI Taxonomy Browser". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
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