Thiohalospiraceae fam. nov.
Dimitry Y. Sorokin (Russian Academy of Sciences, TU Delft - BT/Environmental Biotechnology)
Alexander Y. Merkel (Russian Academy of Sciences)
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Abstract
Thi.o.ha.lo.spir.a.ce’ae N.L. fem. n. Thiohalospira, the type genus of the family, -aceae ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Thiohalospiraceae, the Thiohalospira family.
The family Thiohalospiraceae incorporates aerobic, chemolithoautotrophic, sulfur-oxidizing bacteria from hypersaline habitats. They are moderate to extremely halophilic aerobes utilizing reduced sulfur compounds as the energy source and assimilating CO2 via the Calvin–Benson–Bassham cycle. The family is a
member of the order Thiohalospirales in the Gammaproteobacteria and consists of a single genus Thiohalospira. The family-level status was established by phylogenomic analysis based on the Genome Taxonomy DataBase classification.
DNA G + C content (%): (65.6–69.1) (Tm and genome sequence of the type species). Type genus: Thiohalospira Sorokin et al. 2008VP.
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