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Poribacteria
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Poribacteria are a candidate phylum of bacteria originally discovered[1] in the microbiome of marine sponges (Porifera). Poribacteria are Gram-negative primarily aerobic mixotrophs with the ability for oxidative phosphorylation, glycolysis, and autotrophic carbon fixation via the Wood – Ljungdahl pathway.[2][3] Poribacterial heterotrophy is characterised by an enriched set of glycoside hydrolases, uronic acid degradation, as well as several specific sulfatases. This heterotrophic repertoire of poribacteria was suggested to be involved in the degradation of the extracellular sponge host matrix.[3]
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Poribacteria localisation in the sponge Aplysina aerophoba | |
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Domain: | Bacteria |
Clade: | Hydrobacteria |
Phylum: | Poribacteria |
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