Dethiobacteria class nov.

Book chapter (2022)

Authors

Dimitry Y. Sorokin BT/Environmental Biotechnology - AS
Alexander Y. Merkel Russian Academy of Sciences
Research Group
BT/Environmental Biotechnology (AS) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2022 Dimitry Y. Sorokin, Alexander Y. Merkel
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https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.cbm00089
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Published Date

2022

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English

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Applied Sciences

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BT/Biotechnologie

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BT/Environmental Biotechnology

Abstract

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.
The class Dethiobacteria forms a deep-branching phylogenetic lineage in the phylum “Firmicutes D” (according to the GDTB classification) and includes
obligately anaerobic haloalkaliphilic bacteria with respiratory metabolism from soda lakes. It consists of a single order Dethiobacterales, family Dethiobacteraceae,
and genus Dethiobacter.