Candidate Phyla Radiation bacteria

Alexander L Jaffe; Jillian F Banfield

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2023.12.024

Candidate Phyla Radiation bacteria

Curr Biol. 2024 Feb 5;34(3):R80-R81. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.12.024.

Authors

Alexander L Jaffe¹, Jillian F Banfield²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Earth System Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
² Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA; Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA. Electronic address: jbanfield@berkeley.edu.

PMID: 38320475
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.12.024

Abstract

Discovery of microbial diversity has been increasing at an astonishing rate. In this quick guide, Jaffe and Banfield provide an introduction to one major group of recently discovered microbes - the 'Candidate Phyla Radiation' bacteria.

MeSH terms

Bacteria*
Metagenomics*
Phylogeny