Fibrobacterota
Sign in to saveFibrobacterota is a small bacterial phylum which includes many of the major rumen bacteria, allowing for the degradation of plant-based cellulose in ruminant animals. Members of this phylum were categorized in other phyla. The genus Fibrobacter was removed from the genus Bacteroides in 1988.
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- Pseudomonadati
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- Fibrobacterota
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- phylum
- Gram staining
- gram-negative bacteria
- taxon synonym
- Fibrobacteres
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- Phylogeny and comparative genomic studies
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Fibrobacterota is a small bacterial phylum which includes many of the major rumen bacteria, allowing for the degradation of plant-based cellulose in ruminant animals. Members of this phylum were categorized in other phyla. The genus Fibrobacter was removed from the genus Bacteroides in 1988.
== Phylogeny and comparative genomic studies ==
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