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Thiothrix
Sign in to saveThiothrix is a genus of filamentous sulfur-oxidizing bacteria, related to the genera Beggiatoa and Thioploca. They are usually Gram-negative (but can be Gram-variable) and rod-shaped (0.7–1.5 μm in width by 1.2–2.5 μm in length). They form ensheathed multicellular filaments that are attached at the base, and form gonidia at their free end. The apical gonidia have gliding motility. Rosettes of the filaments are not always formed but are typical. Sulfur is deposited in invaginations within the cell membrane.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomBacteria
- PhylumProteobacteria
- ClassGammaproteobacteria
- OrderThiotrichales
- FamilyThiotrichaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Thiotrichaceae
- Collections
- MNHN
- Recorded in
- France
Research
250 papers- Wastewater Treatment with Bacterial Representatives of the Thiothrix Morphotype.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
- Beggiatoa, Thiothrix, and Thioploca.Annual review of microbiology · 1983
- History of the Study of the Genus Thiothrix: From the First Enrichment Cultures to Pangenomic Analysis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
- Thiothrix and Sulfurovum genera dominate bacterial mats in Slovak cold sulfur springs.Environmental microbiome · 2023
- Candidatus Thiothrix phosphatis SCUT-1: A novel polyphosphate-accumulating organism abundant in the enhanced biological phosphorus removal system.Water research · 2024
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Wikidata facts
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- taxon name
- Thiothrix
- taxon rank
- genus
- Gram staining
- gram-negative bacteria
- LPSN URL
- lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/thiothrix
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