Deinococcus-Thermus
General information
Name
Deinococcus-Thermus
Effective publication
2001
Lineage
Root.
Bacteria.
Deinococcus-Thermus
Nomenclature type
Deinococcales
Description and emendation
Original Description
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The 'Deinococcus-Thermus' phylum represents a deep branching line of descent that is defined largely on the basis of 16S rDNA signature nucleotides (Family Deinococcaceae and Genus Thermus). The phylum is subdivided into two orders, each of which contain a single family. In PCA plots, member species group together into a coherent, elongated cluster, with Deinococcus and Meiothermus species overlapping. Two major phenotypes, which are consistent with the phylogenetic branching, are observed.
Subdivision(s)
References
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Garrity, G.M., and Holt, J.G. The Road Map to the Manual. In: Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd ed., vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria) (D.R. Boone and R.W. Castenholz, eds.), Springer-Verlag, New York (2001). p. 119-166.