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| Title |
Reclassification of Sphaerobacter thermophilus from the subclass Sphaerobacteridae in the phylum Actinobacteria to the class Thermomicrobia (emended description) in the phylum Chloroflexi (emended description)
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| Published in |
International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, November 2004
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| DOI | 10.1099/ijs.0.03028-0 |
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| Authors |
Philip Hugenholtz, Erko Stackebrandt |
| Abstract |
Sphaerobacter thermophilus was originally classified as the deepest branching member of the phylum Actinobacteria (high-G+C, Gram-positive bacteria) based on 16S rRNA gene comparative analysis. However, the analysis lacked suitable outgroups, and additional 16S rRNA gene sequences indicate that it is most closely related to Thermomicrobium roseum, which it also resembles phenotypically. Furthermore, both species are reproducibly affiliated with the phylum Chloroflexi (green non-sulfur bacteria), despite T. roseum currently being classified in its own phylum, the Thermomicrobia. Transfer of Sphaerobacter to the class Thermomicrobia, and transfer of the class Thermomicrobia to the phylum Chloroflexi, are proposed. Descriptions for the phylum Chloroflexi and the class Thermomicrobia are emended to reflect the proposed changes in classification. |
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The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 115 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 4% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| New Zealand | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 105 | 91% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 29 | 25% |
| Student > Master | 19 | 17% |
| Researcher | 18 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 7% |
| Other | 7 | 6% |
| Other | 17 | 15% |
| Unknown | 17 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 47 | 41% |
| Environmental Science | 17 | 15% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 15 | 13% |
| Engineering | 5 | 4% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 6 | 5% |
| Unknown | 22 | 19% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 27 October 2022.
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