Deltaproteobacteria
| Deltaproteobacteria | |
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| Desulfovibrio vulgaris | |
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Deltaproteobacteria |
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Deltaproteobacteria is a class of Proteobacteria.[1] All species of this group are, like all Proteobacteria, gram-negative.
The Deltaproteobacteria comprise a branch of predominantly aerobic genera, the fruiting-body-forming Myxobacteria which release myxospores in unfavorable environments, and a branch of strictly anaerobic genera, which contains most of the known sulfate- (Desulfovibrio, Desulfobacter, Desulfococcus, Desulfonema, etc.) and sulfur-reducing bacteria (e.g. Desulfuromonas spp.) alongside several other anaerobic bacteria with different physiology (e.g. ferric iron-reducing Geobacter spp. and syntrophic Pelobacter and Syntrophus spp.).
A pathogenic intracellular Deltaproteobacteria has recently been identified.[2]
Phylogeny
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) [3] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)[4] and the phylogeny is based on 16S rRNA-based LTP release 111 by 'The All-Species Living Tree' Project [5]
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Notes:
♠ Strains found at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) but not listed in the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LSPN)
♣ International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology or International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (IJSB/IJSEM) published species that are in press.
References
- ↑ "www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov". Retrieved 2009-03-19.
- ↑ Schmitz-Esser S, Haferkamp I, Knab S, et al. (September 2008). "Lawsonia intracellularis contains a gene encoding a functional rickettsia-like ATP/ADP translocase for host exploitation". J. Bacteriol. 190 (17): 5746–52. doi:10.1128/JB.00391-08. PMC 2519521
. PMID 18606736. - ↑ J.P. Euzéby. "Deltaproteobacteria". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ↑ Sayers; et al. "Deltaproteobacteria". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ↑ 'The All-Species Living Tree' Project."16S rRNA-based LTP release 111 (full tree)" (PDF). Silva Comprehensive Ribosomal RNA Database. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
External links
- Deltaproteobacteria at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)