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Fertabacteria
Fertabacteria is a Candidatus, candidate Bacterial phyla, bacterial phylum of the Candidate phyla radiation, Candidate Phyla Radiation, first proposed in 2017 after analysis of a genome from the mouth of a bottlenose dolphin. Members of this phylum are predicted to have been widely under-detected in 16S rRNA gene-based surveys of community composition due to mismatches between commonly used primer (molecular biology), primers and the corresponding primer binding site, primer site. Fertabacteria have been retroactively detected in a variety of environments. Description Fertabacteria is a Bacterial phyla, bacterial phylum Candidatus, candidate status, meaning there are no Microbiological culture, cultured representatives from this phylum to date. It is a member of the Candidate phyla radiation, Candidate Phyla Radiation and may be a sister phylum to Peregrinibacteria. History The Fertabacteria phylum was first proposed in 2017 following the recovery and analysis of a genome from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bacteria
Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were among the first life forms to appear on Earth, and are present in most of its habitats. Bacteria inhabit soil, water, acidic hot springs, radioactive waste, and the deep biosphere of Earth's crust. Bacteria are vital in many stages of the nutrient cycle by recycling nutrients such as the fixation of nitrogen from the atmosphere. The nutrient cycle includes the decomposition of dead bodies; bacteria are responsible for the putrefaction stage in this process. In the biological communities surrounding hydrothermal vents and cold seeps, extremophile bacteria provide the nutrients needed to sustain life by converting dissolved compounds, such as hydrogen sulphide and methane, to energy. Bacteria also live in symbiotic and parasitic relationsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
