Thiohalorhabdales ord. nov.
D. Sorokin (TU Delft - BT/Environmental Biotechnology, Russian Academy of Sciences)
Alexander Y. Merkel (Russian Academy of Sciences)
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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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