TABLE 4.
Number of genus misclassifications for near-full-length sequences by phylum (the Bergey corpus)
| Phyluma | Totalb | No. (%) misclassified | No. (%) of taxonomic anomaliesc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firmicutes | 1,295 | 165 (12.7) | 80 (6.2) |
| Proteobacteria | 1,641 | 154 (9.4) | 115 (7.0) |
| Actinobacteria | 1,220 | 31 (2.5) | 23 (1.9) |
| Bacteroidetes | 192 | 27 (14.1) | 20 (10.4) |
| Cyanobacteria | 14 | 6 (42.9) | 6 (42.9) |
| Fusobacteria | 33 | 4 (12.1) | 2 (6.1) |
| Aquificae | 12 | 2 (16.7) | 1 (8.3) |
| Spirochaetes | 50 | 2 (4.0) | 2 (4.0) |
| Chlorobi | 12 | 2 (16.7) | 1 (8.3) |
| Other phyla | 92 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Overall | 4,561 | 393 (8.6) | 250 (5.5) |
a
Only phyla with at least one misclassification are listed.
b
Number of test sequences excluding singletons at the genus level.
c
Numbers of misclassified sequences with their nearest neighbors in a different genus, indicating that the genus is not monophyletic.