Katanobacteria Explained

Katanobacteria is a bacterial phylum formerly known as WWE3. It has candidate status, meaning there are no cultured representatives, and is a member of the Candidate Phyla Radiation (CPR).

The Katanobacteria phylum was first proposed in 2008 following the analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences from a mesophilic anaerobic digester.[1] The name "Katanobacteria" comes from the Hebrew word "katan", which translates to "small".[2] This is presumably a nod to the small cell size and/or genome size of members of this phylum (and most members of the CPR).

Notes and References

  1. Guermazi. Sonda. Daegelen. Patrick. Dauga. Catherine. Rivière. Delphine. Bouchez. Théodore. Godon. Jean Jacques. Gyapay. Gábor. Sghir. Abdelghani. Pelletier. Eric. Weissenbach. Jean. Le Paslier. Denis. August 2008. Discovery and characterization of a new bacterial candidate division by an anaerobic sludge digester metagenomic approach. Environmental Microbiology. 10. 8. 2111–2123. 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2008.01632.x. 1462-2920. 2702496. 18459975.
  2. Hug. Laura A.. Baker. Brett J.. Anantharaman. Karthik. Brown. Christopher T.. Probst. Alexander J.. Castelle. Cindy J.. Butterfield. Cristina N.. Hernsdorf. Alex W.. Amano. Yuki. Ise. Kotaro. Suzuki. Yohey. 2016-04-11. A new view of the tree of life. Nature Microbiology. en. 1. 5. 16048. 10.1038/nmicrobiol.2016.48. 27572647. 2058-5276. free.

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