Halothiobacillaceae

The Halothiobacillaceae are a family of halotolerant, mesophilic, and obligate chemolithoautotrophic organisms in the Chromatiales comprising the genus Halothiobacillus.[1] It is closely related to the family Thioalkalibacteraceae of halophilic obligate autotrophs with distinct morphological and genomic features.[2]

Halothiobacillaceae
Scientific classification
Domain:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Chromatiales
Family:
Halothiobacillaceae
Genera

Halothiobacillus

References

  1. Kelly, Donovan P.; Wood, Ann P. (14 September 2015). "Halothiobacillaceae fam. nov". Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria: 1–2. doi:10.1002/9781118960608.fbm00221. ISBN 9781118960608.
  2. Boden R (2017). "Reclassification of Halothiobacillus hydrothermalis and Halothiobacillus halophilus to Guyparkeria gen. nov. in the Thioalkalibacteraceae fam. nov., with emended descriptions of the genus Halothiobacillus and family Halothiobacillaceae". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 67 (10): 3919–3928. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.002222. PMID 28884673.


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