FCB superphylum
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The FCB is a proposed superphylum of bacteria named after the main member phyla Fibrobacterota, Chlorobiota, and Bacteroidota. The members are considered to form a clade due to a number of conserved signature indels.
Cavalier-Smith calls the equivalent grouping a phylum by the name of Sphingobacteria. It contains the classes Chlorobiota, Fibrobacterota, Bacteroidota, and Flavobacteria. However, this megaclassification is not followed by the larger scientific community.
| FCB group | 16S rRNA based LTP_12_2021 | 120 marker proteins based GTDB 10-RS226 |
|---|---|---|
| FCB "Hydrogenedentes" "Fermentibacteria" Gemmatimonadota "Latescibacteria" Fibrobacterota "Delphibacteria" "Cloacimonetes" "Zixibacteria" Calditrichota "Marinimicrobia" Bacteroidota–Chlorobiota Ignavibacteriota "Kryptonia" "Kapabacteria" Chlorobiota Rhodothermota Bacteroidota | Fibrobacterota Gemmatimonadota Calditrichota Ignavibacteriota Chlorobiota Rhodothermota Balneolota Bacteroidota | "Tangaroaeota" (RBG-13-66-14, Coatesbacteria) "Edwardsiibacteriota" "Latescibacterota" ["Handelsmaniibacteriota"] "Zixiibacteriota" "Fermentibacterota" ["Aegiribacteria"] "Orphanbacterota" "Arandabacterota" "Joyebacterota" ["Effluvivivacota"] "Eiseniibacteriota" "Krumholzibacteriota" ["Delphinibacteriota"] "Blakebacterota" Gemmatimonadota ["Glassiibacteriota"] "Hydrothermota" ["Caldipriscota"; "Stahliibacteriota"] (WOR-3) "Cloacimonadota" Fibrobacterota ["Raymondiibacteriota"] "Marinisomatota" Calditrichota "Zhuqueibacterota" ["Cosmopoliota"] Chlorobiota (incl. Balneolota, Ignavibacteriota. "Kapaibacteriota", "Kryptoniota", Rhodothermota) "Electryoneota" (AABM5-125-24) "Delongiibacteriota" [UBA4055] (RIF26) Bacteroidota |
| FCB | "Hydrogenedentes" "Fermentibacteria" Gemmatimonadota "Latescibacteria" Fibrobacterota "Delphibacteria" "Cloacimonetes" "Zixibacteria" Calditrichota "Marinimicrobia" Bacteroidota–Chlorobiota Ignavibacteriota "Kryptonia" "Kapabacteria" Chlorobiota Rhodothermota Bacteroidota | |
| "Hydrogenedentes" | ||
| "Fermentibacteria" Gemmatimonadota "Latescibacteria" Fibrobacterota "Delphibacteria" "Cloacimonetes" "Zixibacteria" Calditrichota "Marinimicrobia" Bacteroidota–Chlorobiota Ignavibacteriota "Kryptonia" "Kapabacteria" Chlorobiota Rhodothermota Bacteroidota | ||
| "Fermentibacteria" Gemmatimonadota "Latescibacteria" | ||
| "Fermentibacteria" | ||
| Gemmatimonadota "Latescibacteria" | ||
| Gemmatimonadota | ||
| "Latescibacteria" | ||
| Fibrobacterota "Delphibacteria" "Cloacimonetes" "Zixibacteria" Calditrichota "Marinimicrobia" Bacteroidota–Chlorobiota Ignavibacteriota "Kryptonia" "Kapabacteria" Chlorobiota Rhodothermota Bacteroidota | ||
| Fibrobacterota | ||
| "Delphibacteria" "Cloacimonetes" "Zixibacteria" Calditrichota "Marinimicrobia" Bacteroidota–Chlorobiota Ignavibacteriota "Kryptonia" "Kapabacteria" Chlorobiota Rhodothermota Bacteroidota | ||
| "Delphibacteria" | ||
| "Cloacimonetes" "Zixibacteria" Calditrichota "Marinimicrobia" Bacteroidota–Chlorobiota Ignavibacteriota "Kryptonia" "Kapabacteria" Chlorobiota Rhodothermota Bacteroidota | ||
| "Cloacimonetes" "Zixibacteria" | ||
| "Cloacimonetes" | ||
| "Zixibacteria" | ||
| Calditrichota "Marinimicrobia" Bacteroidota–Chlorobiota Ignavibacteriota "Kryptonia" "Kapabacteria" Chlorobiota Rhodothermota Bacteroidota | ||
| Calditrichota "Marinimicrobia" | ||
| Calditrichota | ||
| "Marinimicrobia" | ||
| Bacteroidota–Chlorobiota | Ignavibacteriota "Kryptonia" "Kapabacteria" Chlorobiota Rhodothermota Bacteroidota | |
| Ignavibacteriota "Kryptonia" | ||
| Ignavibacteriota | ||
| "Kryptonia" | ||
| "Kapabacteria" Chlorobiota Rhodothermota Bacteroidota | ||
| "Kapabacteria" | ||
| Chlorobiota Rhodothermota Bacteroidota | ||
| Chlorobiota | ||
| Rhodothermota Bacteroidota | ||
| Rhodothermota | ||
| Bacteroidota | ||
| Fibrobacterota Gemmatimonadota Calditrichota Ignavibacteriota Chlorobiota Rhodothermota Balneolota Bacteroidota | ||
| Fibrobacterota Gemmatimonadota | ||
| Fibrobacterota | ||
| Gemmatimonadota | ||
| Calditrichota Ignavibacteriota Chlorobiota Rhodothermota Balneolota Bacteroidota | ||
| Calditrichota | ||
| Ignavibacteriota Chlorobiota Rhodothermota Balneolota Bacteroidota | ||
| Ignavibacteriota Chlorobiota | ||
| Ignavibacteriota | ||
| Chlorobiota | ||
| Rhodothermota Balneolota Bacteroidota | ||
| Rhodothermota | ||
| Balneolota Bacteroidota | ||
| Balneolota | ||
| Bacteroidota | ||
| "Tangaroaeota" (RBG-13-66-14, Coatesbacteria) "Edwardsiibacteriota" "Latescibacterota" ["Handelsmaniibacteriota"] "Zixiibacteriota" "Fermentibacterota" ["Aegiribacteria"] "Orphanbacterota" "Arandabacterota" "Joyebacterota" ["Effluvivivacota"] "Eiseniibacteriota" "Krumholzibacteriota" ["Delphinibacteriota"] "Blakebacterota" Gemmatimonadota ["Glassiibacteriota"] "Hydrothermota" ["Caldipriscota"; "Stahliibacteriota"] (WOR-3) "Cloacimonadota" Fibrobacterota ["Raymondiibacteriota"] "Marinisomatota" Calditrichota "Zhuqueibacterota" ["Cosmopoliota"] Chlorobiota (incl. Balneolota, Ignavibacteriota. "Kapaibacteriota", "Kryptoniota", Rhodothermota) "Electryoneota" (AABM5-125-24) "Delongiibacteriota" [UBA4055] (RIF26) Bacteroidota | ||
| "Tangaroaeota" (RBG-13-66-14, Coatesbacteria) | ||
| "Edwardsiibacteriota" "Latescibacterota" ["Handelsmaniibacteriota"] "Zixiibacteriota" "Fermentibacterota" ["Aegiribacteria"] "Orphanbacterota" "Arandabacterota" "Joyebacterota" ["Effluvivivacota"] "Eiseniibacteriota" "Krumholzibacteriota" ["Delphinibacteriota"] "Blakebacterota" Gemmatimonadota ["Glassiibacteriota"] "Hydrothermota" ["Caldipriscota"; "Stahliibacteriota"] (WOR-3) "Cloacimonadota" Fibrobacterota ["Raymondiibacteriota"] "Marinisomatota" Calditrichota "Zhuqueibacterota" ["Cosmopoliota"] Chlorobiota (incl. Balneolota, Ignavibacteriota. "Kapaibacteriota", "Kryptoniota", Rhodothermota) "Electryoneota" (AABM5-125-24) "Delongiibacteriota" [UBA4055] (RIF26) Bacteroidota | ||
| "Edwardsiibacteriota" "Latescibacterota" ["Handelsmaniibacteriota"] "Zixiibacteriota" "Fermentibacterota" ["Aegiribacteria"] "Orphanbacterota" "Arandabacterota" "Joyebacterota" ["Effluvivivacota"] "Eiseniibacteriota" "Krumholzibacteriota" ["Delphinibacteriota"] "Blakebacterota" Gemmatimonadota ["Glassiibacteriota"] | ||
| "Edwardsiibacteriota" "Latescibacterota" ["Handelsmaniibacteriota"] "Zixiibacteriota" | ||
| "Edwardsiibacteriota" | ||
| "Latescibacterota" ["Handelsmaniibacteriota"] "Zixiibacteriota" | ||
| "Latescibacterota" ["Handelsmaniibacteriota"] | ||
| "Zixiibacteriota" | ||
| "Fermentibacterota" ["Aegiribacteria"] "Orphanbacterota" "Arandabacterota" "Joyebacterota" ["Effluvivivacota"] "Eiseniibacteriota" "Krumholzibacteriota" ["Delphinibacteriota"] "Blakebacterota" Gemmatimonadota ["Glassiibacteriota"] | ||
| "Fermentibacterota" ["Aegiribacteria"] | ||
| "Orphanbacterota" "Arandabacterota" "Joyebacterota" ["Effluvivivacota"] "Eiseniibacteriota" "Krumholzibacteriota" ["Delphinibacteriota"] "Blakebacterota" Gemmatimonadota ["Glassiibacteriota"] | ||
| "Orphanbacterota" "Arandabacterota" "Joyebacterota" ["Effluvivivacota"] "Eiseniibacteriota" "Krumholzibacteriota" ["Delphinibacteriota"] | ||
| "Orphanbacterota" "Arandabacterota" "Joyebacterota" ["Effluvivivacota"] | ||
| "Orphanbacterota" | ||
| "Arandabacterota" "Joyebacterota" ["Effluvivivacota"] | ||
| "Arandabacterota" | ||
| "Joyebacterota" ["Effluvivivacota"] | ||
| "Eiseniibacteriota" "Krumholzibacteriota" ["Delphinibacteriota"] | ||
| "Eiseniibacteriota" | ||
| "Krumholzibacteriota" ["Delphinibacteriota"] | ||
| "Blakebacterota" Gemmatimonadota ["Glassiibacteriota"] | ||
| "Blakebacterota" | ||
| Gemmatimonadota ["Glassiibacteriota"] | ||
| "Hydrothermota" ["Caldipriscota"; "Stahliibacteriota"] (WOR-3) "Cloacimonadota" Fibrobacterota ["Raymondiibacteriota"] "Marinisomatota" Calditrichota "Zhuqueibacterota" ["Cosmopoliota"] Chlorobiota (incl. Balneolota, Ignavibacteriota. "Kapaibacteriota", "Kryptoniota", Rhodothermota) "Electryoneota" (AABM5-125-24) "Delongiibacteriota" [UBA4055] (RIF26) Bacteroidota | ||
| "Hydrothermota" ["Caldipriscota"; "Stahliibacteriota"] (WOR-3) "Cloacimonadota" | ||
| "Hydrothermota" ["Caldipriscota"; "Stahliibacteriota"] (WOR-3) | ||
| "Cloacimonadota" | ||
| Fibrobacterota ["Raymondiibacteriota"] "Marinisomatota" Calditrichota "Zhuqueibacterota" ["Cosmopoliota"] Chlorobiota (incl. Balneolota, Ignavibacteriota. "Kapaibacteriota", "Kryptoniota", Rhodothermota) "Electryoneota" (AABM5-125-24) "Delongiibacteriota" [UBA4055] (RIF26) Bacteroidota | ||
| Fibrobacterota ["Raymondiibacteriota"] | ||
| "Marinisomatota" Calditrichota "Zhuqueibacterota" ["Cosmopoliota"] Chlorobiota (incl. Balneolota, Ignavibacteriota. "Kapaibacteriota", "Kryptoniota", Rhodothermota) "Electryoneota" (AABM5-125-24) "Delongiibacteriota" [UBA4055] (RIF26) Bacteroidota | ||
| "Marinisomatota" Calditrichota "Zhuqueibacterota" ["Cosmopoliota"] Chlorobiota (incl. Balneolota, Ignavibacteriota. "Kapaibacteriota", "Kryptoniota", Rhodothermota) | ||
| "Marinisomatota" | ||
| Calditrichota "Zhuqueibacterota" ["Cosmopoliota"] Chlorobiota (incl. Balneolota, Ignavibacteriota. "Kapaibacteriota", "Kryptoniota", Rhodothermota) | ||
| Calditrichota "Zhuqueibacterota" ["Cosmopoliota"] | ||
| Calditrichota | ||
| "Zhuqueibacterota" ["Cosmopoliota"] | ||
| Chlorobiota (incl. Balneolota, Ignavibacteriota. "Kapaibacteriota", "Kryptoniota", Rhodothermota) | ||
| "Electryoneota" (AABM5-125-24) "Delongiibacteriota" [UBA4055] (RIF26) Bacteroidota | ||
| "Electryoneota" (AABM5-125-24) | ||
| "Delongiibacteriota" [UBA4055] (RIF26) Bacteroidota | ||
| "Delongiibacteriota" [UBA4055] (RIF26) | ||
| Bacteroidota | ||
An analogous situation is seen with the PVC group/Planctobacteria.
