page_title: Fibrobacteres
section_title: Taxonomy
hierarchical_section_title: Fibrobacteres / Taxonomy
caption_attribution_description: English: Maximum Likelihood Tree based on the 16S rRNA gene, depicting the interrelationship between the phyla Fibrobacteres, TG3, Bacteroidetes and Chlorobi.
context_page_description: Fibrobacteres 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.
context_section_description: The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN), National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and the 16S rRNA-based LTP release 123 by 'The All-Species Living Tree' Project.
  Class "Chitinispirillia" ♠ Sorokin et al. 2016
  Order "Chitinispirillales" Sorokin et al. 2016
  Family "Chitinispirillaceae" ♠ Sorokin et al. 2016
  Genus "Chitinispirillum" ♠ Sorokin et al. 2016
  Species "Chitinispirillum alkaliphilum" ♠ Sorokin et al. 2016
  Class Chitinivibrionia Sorokin et al. 2014
  Order Chitinivibrionales Sorokin et al. 2014
  Family Chitinivibrionaceae Sorokin et al. 2014
  Genus Chitinivibrio Sorokin et al. 2014
  Species Chitinivibrio alkaliphilus Sorokin et al. 2014
  Class Fibrobacteria  Spain et al. 2012
  Order "Candidatus Fibromonadales" ♠ Abdul Rahman et al. 2016
  Family "Candidatus Fibromonadaceae" ♠ Abdul Rahman et al. 2016
  Genus "Candidatus Fibromonas" ♠ Abdul Rahman et al. 2016
  Species "Candidatus Fibromonas termitidis" ♠ Abdul Rahman et al. 2016
  Order Fibrobacterales Spain et al. 2012
  Family Fibrobacteraceae Spain et al. 2012
  Genus Fibrobacter Montgomery et al. 1988
  Species F. intestinalis Montgomery et al. 1988
  Species F. succinogenes (Hungate 1950) Montgomery et al. 1988
  Subspecies F. s. elongatus Montgomery et al. 1988
  Subspecies F. s. succinogenes (Hungate 1950) Montgomery et al. 1988
  Notes:
  ♠ Strains found at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) but not listed in the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LSPN)
caption: phylum Fibrobacteres and some of its phylogenetic neighbours
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