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Fibrobacteres
Fibrobacteres
Translingual
Proper noun
Fibrobacteres
- A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Bacteria – Bacteria that break down cellulose in ruminant animals.
Hypernyms
- (phylum): Prokaryota - superkingdom; Bacteria - kingdom; Negibacteria - subkingdom
Hyponyms
- (phylum): Fibrobacteria - sole class; Fibrobacterales - sole order; Fibrobacteraceae - sole family; Fibrobacter - sole genus
References
- Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521