TABLE 3.
Phyla and other divisions that are more abundant in either reconstructed soils, natural soils, or grassland soils
| Phylum | Division(s) |
|---|---|
| Abundant in reconstructed soils | |
| Actinobacteria | Class Thermoleophilia |
| Bacteroidetes | Classes Cytophagia, Sphingobacteriia |
| Proteobacteria | Classes Alphaproteobacteria, Gammaproteobacteria |
| Class Verrucomicrobiae (phylum Verrucomicrobia) | |
| Uncultured bacterial clones JG30.KF.CM66, JG37.AG.4; class Ktedonobacteria (all in phylum Chloroflexi) | |
| Abundant in natural soils | |
| Acidobacteria | Class Acidobacteria |
| Cyanobacteriaa | Class Melainabacteriaa |
| Elusimicrobiaa | Class Elusimicrobiaa |
| Firmicutesc | Class Bacillic |
| Planctomycetes | Class Phycisphaerae |
| Verrucomicrobia | Classes Spartobacteri, Verrucomicrobiaeb |
| Class Deltaproteobacteria (phylum Proteobacteria) | |
| Abundant in grassland soils | |
| Chloroflexi | Classes Anaerolineae,d Caldilineae,e Chloroflexia; uncultured bacterial clone KD496 |
a
Absent from reconstructed soils.
b
Absent from natural soils.
c
Absent from grassland soils.
d
Absent from natural soils and reconstructed soils planted with coniferous species.
e
Absent from natural soils and reconstructed soils planted with deciduous species.