Berkelbacteria
Bacterial phylum
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Berkelbacteria (formerly ACD58) is a bacterial phylum with candidate status, meaning there are no cultured representatives for this group. It is part of the Candidate Phyla Radiation.
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| Phylum: | "Berkelbacteria" Wrighton et al. 2014 |
Berkelbacteria was first reported in 2012, at which time it was classified as a divergent lineage of Parcubacteria (OD1) and referred to as ACD58.[1] It was proposed as a phylum in 2014.[2] Representatives of this phylum have been detected in a variety of environments, including a deep thermokarst lake in the Sasapimakwananisikw River Valley (QC, Canada),[3] an acetate-amended alluvial aquifer adjacent to the Colorado River (CO, USA),[2] and marine sediments from the Peru Margin seafloor.[4]