Dethiobacterales ord. nov.

De.thi’o.bac.ter.a.les. N.L.masc. n. Dethiobacter, the type genus of the order; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -ales, ending to denote an order; N.L. fem. pl. n. Dethiobacterales, the order of the genus Dethiobacter. The order Dethiobacterales is the only order of the class Dethiobacteria, which forms a deep-branching phylogenetic lineage within the...

Natronospira

Na.tro.no.spi’ra. N.L. neut. n. natron (arbitrarily derived from the Arabic n. natrun or natron), soda; L. fem. n. spira, coil; N.L. fem. n. Natronospira, a soda-loving coil-shaped bacterium.<br/>The genus Natronospira was originally classified as a member of the family Ectothiorhodospiraceae, order Chromatiales, and class Gammaproteobacteria,...

Dethiobacteria class nov.

De.thi’o.bac.ter.i.a. N.L. masc. n. Dethiobacter, type genus of the type order of the class Dethiobacterales; N.L. neut. pl. n. suff. -ia, ending to denote a class; N.L. neut. pl. n. Dethiobacteria, class of the order Dethiobacterales.<br/>The class Dethiobacteria forms a deep-branching phylogenetic lineage in the phylum “Firmicutes D” ...

Dethiobacteraceae fam. nov.

De.thi’o.bac.ter.a.ce.a.e. N.L. masc. n. Dethiobacter, the type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Dethiobacteraceae, the family of the genus Dethiobacter. <br/>The family Dethiobacteraceae includes obligately anaerobic, moderately salt-tolerant, and obligately alkaliphilic bacteria able...