Thermithiobacillus
Sign in to saveThermithiobacillus is a genus of nonsporeforming, rod-shaped, Gram-negative bacteria. The name derives from the Latin thermae, for warm baths, and the Classical Greek θείος, theios for sulfur. The type species of this genus was previously assigned to the genus Thiobacillus, but it was reclassified on the basis of 16S rRNA analysis in 2000, creating this genus.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomBacteria
- PhylumProteobacteria
- ClassGammaproteobacteria
- OrderAcidithiobacillales
- FamilyThermithiobacillaceae
Habitatmarine
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- Thermithiobacillus
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- Gram staining
- gram-negative bacteria
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