Halothiobacillus
Sign in to saveHalothiobacillus is a genus in the class Gammaproteobacteria. Both species are obligate aerobic bacteria; they require oxygen to grow. They are also halotolerant; they live in environments with high concentrations of salt or other solutes, but don't require them in order to grow.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomBacteria
- PhylumProteobacteria
- ClassGammaproteobacteria
- OrderHalothiobacillales
- FamilyHalothiobacillaceae
Habitatmarine
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Research
135 papers- Halothiobacillus diazotrophicus sp. nov., a chemolithoautotrophic sulphur-oxidizing and nitrogen-fixing bacterium isolated from freshwater.International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology · 2023
- The Potential Role of Halothiobacillus spp. in Sulfur Oxidation and Acid Generation in Circum-Neutral Mine Tailings Reservoirs.Frontiers in microbiology · 2019
- 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 · 2017
- Halothiobacillus neapolitanus carboxysomes sequester heterologous and chimeric RubisCO species.PloS one · 2008
- Halothiobacillus neapolitanus strain OSWA isolated from "The Old Sulphur Well" at Harrogate (Yorkshire, England).Systematic and applied microbiology · 2005
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Halothiobacillaceae
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- taxon name
- Halothiobacillus
- Gram staining
- gram-negative bacteria
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- Halothiobacillus
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