Taxa

Verrucomicrobia

Phylum

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General Reference

Nature Atlas. "Verrucomicrobia." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/phylum-verrucomicrobia.

APA Style

Nature Atlas. (n.d.). Verrucomicrobia. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/phylum-verrucomicrobia

BibTeX

@misc{natureatlas-verrucomicrobia,
  author = {Nature Atlas},
  title = {Verrucomicrobia},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/phylum-verrucomicrobia},
  note = {Accessed September 8, 2026}
}

Verrucomicrobia is a phylum of bacteria found widely in soil, freshwater, and marine environments, including species capable of oxidizing methane as an energy source. The phylum takes its name from the wart-like, or verrucous, projections seen on the cell surface of some of its early described members.

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