Thiohalophilaceae fam. nov.

Book chapter (2023)

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Dmitry Sorokin Russian Academy of Sciences, BT/Environmental Biotechnology
Alexander. Y. Merkel Russian Academy of Sciences
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BT/Environmental Biotechnology
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2023

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English

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BT/Environmental Biotechnology

Abstract

Thi.o.ha.lo.phi.la.ce’ae N.L. masc. n. Thiohalophilus, the type genus of the family, -aceae ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Thiohalophilaceae the Thiohalophilus family.
The family Thiohalophilaceae incorporates aerobic, chemolithoautotrophic, sulfur-oxidizing bacteria from hypersaline habitats. They are moderate halophiles utilizing reduced sulfur compounds as the energy source with either O2 or nitrite as the electron acceptors. The family is a member of the order Thiohalomonadales in the Gammaproteobacteria and consists of a single genus Thiohalophilus. The family-level classification in the order Thiohalomonadales was established by phylogenomic analysis according to the Genome Taxonomy DataBase method. DNA G +C content: 57.4 (genome of the type strain). Type genus: Thiohalophilus Sorokin et al. 2007, VL117.
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