Table 1 Classification of microbial life history strategies of major microbial lineages.
From: Life history strategies among soil bacteria—dichotomy for few, continuum for many
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 |
