Halothiobacillaceae

Halothiobacillaceae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Pseudomonadati
Phylum:	Pseudomonadota
Class:	Gammaproteobacteria
Order:	Chromatiales
Family:	Halothiobacillaceae ; Kelly and Wood 2005
Genera
	Halothiobacillus ; Thiofaba ; Thiovirga ;

Last updated October 21, 2025

The Halothiobacillaceae are a family of halotolerant, mesophilic, and obligate chemolithoautotrophic organisms in the Chromatiales comprising the genus Halothiobacillus .^[1] It is closely related to the family Thioalkalibacteraceae of halophilic obligate autotrophs with distinct morphological and genomic features.^[2]

References

↑ Kelly, Donovan P.; Wood, Ann P. (14 September 2015). "Halothiobacillaceae fam. Nov". Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. pp. 1–2. doi:10.1002/9781118960608.fbm00221. ISBN 9781118960608.
↑ Boden R (2017). "Reclassification of Halothiobacillus hydrothermalis and Halothiobacillus halophilus to Guyparkeria gen. nov. in the Thioalkalibacteraceae fam. nov., with emended descriptions of the genus Halothiobacillus and family Halothiobacillaceae". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 67 (10): 3919–3928. doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.002222 . hdl: 10026.1/9982 . PMID 28884673.

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[1] Kelly, Donovan P.; Wood, Ann P. (14 September 2015). "Halothiobacillaceae fam. Nov". Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. pp. 1–2. doi:10.1002/9781118960608.fbm00221. ISBN 9781118960608.

[Boden2017-2] Boden R (2017). "Reclassification of Halothiobacillus hydrothermalis and Halothiobacillus halophilus to Guyparkeria gen. nov. in the Thioalkalibacteraceae fam. nov., with emended descriptions of the genus Halothiobacillus and family Halothiobacillaceae". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 67 (10): 3919–3928. doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.002222 . hdl: 10026.1/9982 . PMID 28884673.

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