Deinococci, Chlamydia and Planctomycetes
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Chapter 13, page 203
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With this section, we round out the traditional 13 ‘main’ Phyla of Bacteria. Two of these Phyla, the Chlamydia and Planctomycetes, are specifically related. The third, Deinococcus/Thermus is an independent lineage and represent another relatively primitive deeply-branching lineage of the Bacteria.