Acidithiobacillales
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| Acidithiobacillales | |
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| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Gamma Proteobacteria |
| Order: | Acidithiobacillales |
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Acidithiobacillaceae |
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The Acidithiobacillales are a recently recognized order of Proteobacteria with only two genera, placed in separate families. Originally both were included in the genus Thiobacillus, but they are not related to the type species, which belongs to the beta proteobacteria.
Further information: Proteobacterial phylogeny
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