Katanibacteriota

"Candidatus Katanibacteriota"
Scientific classification Edit this classification
(Candidatus)
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: incertae sedis
Informal group: Candidate phyla radiation
Phylum: "Candidatus Katanibacteriota"
corrig. Hug et al. 2016
Synonyms

"Candidatus Katanobacteria" Hug et al. 2016

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

The Katanibacteriota phylum was first proposed in 2008 following the analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences from a mesophilic anaerobic digester. The name "Katanibacteriota" comes from the Hebrew word "katan", which translates to "small". 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).

References

  1. ↑ "Candidatus Katanibacteriota" in LPSN; Freese, H. M.; Meier-Kolthoff, J. P.; Sardà Carbasse, J.; Afolayan, A. O.; Göker, M. (2026). "TYGS and LPSN in 2025: a Global Core Biodata Resource for genome-based classification and nomenclature of prokaryotes within DSMZ Digital Diversity". Nucleic Acids Research. 54 (D1): D884–D891. doi:10.1093/nar/gkaf1110.
  2. ↑ 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. doi:10.1111/j.1462-2920.2008.01632.x. ISSN 1462-2920. PMC 2702496. PMID 18459975.
  3. ↑ 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. 1 (5): 16048. doi:10.1038/nmicrobiol.2016.48. ISSN 2058-5276. PMID 27572647.