Sphingobacteria (phylum)
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Sphingobacteria is a division (phylum), created by Cavalier-Smith, which contains the classes Chlorobea, Fibrobacteres
, Bacteroidetes
and Flavobacteria.
It is however not followed by the larger scientific community, in fact the group is commonly referred to the as "FCB group" with the rank of superphylum and the subdivisions are of the rank phylum and are referred to as:
An analogous situation is see with the PVC group/Planctobacteria
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Fibrobacteres
Fibrobacteres is a small bacterial phylum which includes many of the major rumen bacteria, allowing for the degradation of plant-based cellulose in ruminant animals. Members of this phylum were categorized in other phyla...
, Bacteroidetes
Bacteroidetes
The phylum Bacteroidetes is composed of three large classes of bacteria that are widely distributed in the environment, including in soil, in sediments, sea water and in the guts and on the skin of animals....
and Flavobacteria.
It is however not followed by the larger scientific community, in fact the group is commonly referred to the as "FCB group" with the rank of superphylum and the subdivisions are of the rank phylum and are referred to as:
- Chlorobi (Chlorobea in Cavalier-Smith megaclassification)
- BacteroidetesBacteroidetesThe phylum Bacteroidetes is composed of three large classes of bacteria that are widely distributed in the environment, including in soil, in sediments, sea water and in the guts and on the skin of animals....
, which differs from Cavalier-Smith megaclassification as it is composed of the classes Bacteroidia (equivalent to Cavalier-Smith's Bacteroidetes), Cytophagia and Flavobacteria and SphingobacteriaSphingobacteriaThe class Sphingobacteria is composed of a single order of environmental bacteria that are capable of producing sphingolipids.... - FibrobacteresFibrobacteresFibrobacteres is a small bacterial phylum which includes many of the major rumen bacteria, allowing for the degradation of plant-based cellulose in ruminant animals. Members of this phylum were categorized in other phyla...
An analogous situation is see with the PVC group/Planctobacteria
Planctobacteria
Planctobacteria is a taxon created by Cavalier-Smith, specifically a division Historically bacteria were considered plants consequently the usage of "division" over "phylum" was brought over when the kindgom Monera was established. The bacteriological code has since imposed that the rank should be...
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