Acidithiobacillales
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| Acidithiobacillales | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Acidithiobacillia |
| Order: | Acidithiobacillales |
| Families & Genera | |
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Acidithiobacillaceae |
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The Acidithiobacillales are an order within the Class Acidithiobacillia and comprises the genera Acidithiobacillus and Thermithiobacillus.[1] Originally both were included in the genus Thiobacillus, but they are not related to the type species, which belongs to the beta proteobacteria.[2]
References [edit]
- ^ Williams, K. P.; Kelly, D. P. (2013). "Proposal for a new Class within the Proteobacteria, the Acidithiobacillia, with the Acidithiobacillales as the type Order". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.049270-0. PMID 23334881.
- ^ Kelly (D.P.) and Wood (A.P.): Reclassification of some species of Thiobacillus to the newly designated genera Acidithiobacillus gen. nov., Halothiobacillus gen. nov. and Thermithiobacillus gen. nov. In: International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 2000, 50, 511-516.
External links [edit]
- Acidithiobacillales LPSN List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature
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