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. 2026 Jan 30;17:1705889. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1705889

Table 2.

Characterization of soil isolates of the phylum Chloroflexota.

Taxon Class/family General characteristics Carbon transformation Nitrogen transformation Site of Isolation References
Ktedonobacter racemifer SOSP1-21 T Ktedonobacteria/Ktedonobacteraceae Aerobic, mesophilic, filamentous, non-motile, spore-forming, Gram-positive, heterotrophic bacterium Hydrolyzing starch, casein, gelatin, keratin but not cellulose, xylan Not reduce nitrates Soil sample of a black locust wood in Gerenzano, Northern Italy Cavaletti et al. (2006), Chang et al. (2011)
Ktedonosporobacter rubrisoli SCAWS-G2T Ktedonobacteria/Ktedonobacteraceae Aerobic, mesophilic, filamentous, spore-forming, Gram-positive, heterotrophic bacterium Utilize chitosan oligosaccharide, dextrin, d-galactose, but not hydrolase casein, cellulose, chitin, gelatin or starch Reduced nitrates red soil in Jiangxi Province, PR China Yan et al. (2020)
Dictyobacter aurantiacus S-27 T Ktedonobacteria/Dictyobacteraceae Aerobic, mesophilic, Gram-stain-positive, spore-forming bacterium Hydrolyse polysaccharides such as starch, cellulose (Avicel and xylan) No data available paddy soil in Gunung Salak (Mount Salak), West Java, Indonesia. Yabe et al. (2017)
Dictyobacter vulcani Ktedonobacteria/Dictyobacteraceae Aerobic, mesophilic, Gram-stain-positive bacterium Weakly hydrolase celullose and xylan and not hydrolase carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), but utilize D-glucose No data available soil of the Mt. Zao volcano in Miyagi, Japan Zheng et al. (2020)
Tengunoibacter tsumagoiensis Uno3T Ktedonobacteria/Dictyobacteraceae Mesophilic, non-motile, Gram-positive, aerobic bacterium Hydrylazing xylan but not CMC and celullose, utilize sucrose No data available soil-like granular mass, collected in an alpine area in Tsumagoi-mura, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Wang et al. (2019)
Dictyobacter kobayashi Uno11T Ktedonobacteria/Dictyobacteraceae Mesophilic, non-motile, Gram-positive, aerobic bacterium Hydrolyzing xylan, celullose, and carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), and utilize sucrose and xylose No data available soil-like granular mass, collected in an alpine area in Tsumagoi-mura, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Wang et al. (2019)
Longilinea arvoryzae KOME-1 Anaerolineae/Anaerolineaceae Obligately anaerobic, non-spore-forming, non-motile and Gram-negative bacterium Utilize tryptone and pectin, not utilize starch and xylose no data available Rice paddy soil, Japan Yamada et al. (2007)