Tenericutes

RANK: Phylum

TAXONOMY: cellular organisms -> Bacteria -> Terrabacteria group -> Tenericutes

OVERVIEW:

Tenericutes (tener cutis: soft skin) is a phylum of bacteria that contains the Class Mollicutes. The name was validated in 1984 as a new division. Notable genera includes the Mycoplasma, Spiroplasma, Ureaplasma and Phytoplasma.


Microbial Abundance Data: Tenericutes
Percent of total population with standard deviation [PMID: 22698087]. Percentages > 1% highlighted.
Buccal
Mucosa
Keratinized
Gingiva
Hard
Palate
Throat
Tonsils
Saliva
Stool
0.004 %
(0.016)
0.000 %
(0.002)
0.005 %
(0.016)
0.029 %
(0.121)
0.005 %
(0.018)
0.045 %
(0.127)
0.031 %
(0.305)
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