Thiohalorhabdales ord. nov.

Book Chapter (2023)
Author(s)

D. Sorokin (TU Delft - BT/Environmental Biotechnology, Russian Academy of Sciences)

Alexander Y. Merkel (Russian Academy of Sciences)

Research Group
BT/Environmental Biotechnology
DOI related publication
https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.obm00183
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Publication Year
2023
Language
English
Research Group
BT/Environmental Biotechnology
Pages (from-to)
1-3
ISBN (electronic)
9781118960608

Abstract

Thi.o.ha.lo.rhab.dal’es N.L. fem. n. Thiohalorhabdus, the type genus of the order; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -ales ending to denote an order; N.L. fem. pl. n. Thiohalorhabdales, order of the genus Thiohalorhabdus.
According to the phylogenomic analysis, the order Thiohalorhabdales forms a deeply branching phylogenetic lineage at the base of the Gammaproteobacteria. It consists of a single family Thiohalorhabdaceae and genus Thiohalorhabdus. The cultured members of the order are extremely halophilic, facultatively anaerobic (denitrifying), chemolithoautotrophic, sulfur-oxidizing bacteria from hypersaline habitats with neutral pH. Type genus: Thiohalorhabdus Sorokin et al. 2008VP.

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