Planctomycetota
Sign in to saveThe Planctomycetota are a phylum of widely distributed bacteria, occurring in both aquatic and terrestrial habitats. They play a considerable role in global carbon and nitrogen cycles, with many species of this phylum capable of anaerobic ammonium oxidation, also known as anammox. Many Planctomycetota occur in relatively high abundance as biofilms, often associating with other organisms such as macroalgae and marine sponges.
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- Structure and morphology
- Cell shape and appendages
- Cell wall composition
- Internal cell composition
- Pigments
- Unique characteristics of anammox cells
- Life history and reproduction
- Growth
- Lifecycle
- Reproduction
- Genetic characteristics
- Molecular signatures
- General characteristics
- Molecular evolution
- Phylogeny
- Ecology
- Distribution and abundance
- Environmental influences on distribution
- Ecological impacts and global carbon cycle
- Association with other organisms
- Macroalgae
- Microalgae and diatom blooms
- Marine sponges
- Lichen communities and sphagnum bogs
- Other bacterial communities
- Physiology
- Endocytosis
- Osmotic regulation
- Anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox)
- Sterol synthesis
- Biotechnology and human applications
- Climate change
- Planctomycetota as pathogens
- See also
- References
- External links
The Planctomycetota are a phylum of widely distributed bacteria, occurring in both aquatic and terrestrial habitats. They play a considerable role in global carbon and nitrogen cycles, with many species of this phylum capable of anaerobic ammonium oxidation, also known as anammox. Many Planctomycetota occur in relatively high abundance as biofilms, often associating with other organisms such as macroalgae and marine sponges.
Planctomycetota are included in the PVC superphylum along with Verrucomicrobiota, Chlamydiota, Lentisphaerota, Kiritimatiellaeota, and Candidatus Omnitrophica. The phylum Planctomycetota is composed of the classes Planctomycetia and Phycisphaerae. First described in 1924, members of the Planctomycetota were identified as eukaryotes and were only later described as bacteria in 1972. Early examination of members of the Planctomycetota suggested a cell plan differing considerably from other bacteria, although they are now confirmed as Gram-negative bacteria, but with many unique characteristics.
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