oooh, missed that change between preprint and published version....

I'm glad to learn that the CPR bacteria gradually loose their acronym (for me, "CPR" always stood for "Carmen Peral Ruiz", a former not-so-nice colleague 😎)
and that "Patesci..." is not a person's name but derived from a latin verb [
https://lpsn.dsmz.de/superphylum/patescibacteria]. but I fail to grasp the "laid bare" meaning in the context of these wonderful/wondrous lilliputians.
(I should think less during vacation, probably)

@STCmicrobeblog the term CPR was more commonly used when it was thought that the lineage was a large collection of phyla that were basal-branching to all other bacteria. Now we know that they have a more restricted phylogenetic breadth and are placed near the chloroflexi.

with this 👇 fenomenal view right before my eyes right now, you probably understand why I don't jump instantly into discussing where (the heck) to place in the tree the patescibacteria 😂