Table 1.
Classification of microbial life history strategies of major microbial lineages.
| Representative phylum or subphylum | Times cited as copiotroph | Times cited as oligotroph | Expected life history |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alphaproteobacteria | 3 | 4 | Oligotroph |
| Betaproteobacteria | 4 | 0 | Copiotroph |
| Gammaproteobacteria | 6 | 1 | Copiotroph |
| Deltaproteobacteria | 0 | 1 | Oligotroph |
| Acidobacteria | 0 | 8 | Oligotroph |
| Firmicutes | 3 | 1 | Copiotroph |
| Bacteroidetes | 5 | 2 | Copiotroph |
| Actinobacteria | 4 | 2 | Copiotroph |
| Verrucomicrobia | 0 | 5 | Oligotroph |
| Planctomycetes | 0 | 5 | Oligotroph |
| Chloroflexi | 0 | 1 | Oligotroph |
| Gemmatimonadetes | 1 | 0 | Copiotroph |
| Cyanobacteria | 0 | 1 | Oligotroph |
Classifications of expected behavior are based off the frequency that lineages within a given representative phylum (or subphylum) was cited as following copiotroph-associated behavior or oligotroph-associated behavior as summarized by Ho et al. [23]. 10.1093/femsec/fix006.