Species ID:

129

Species name:

Halothiobacillus halophilus

Halotolerance:

Moderate

Salinity concentration/range(w/v):

optimum (4.6% - 5.8%) max 23.3%

Genome availability:

no

Taxonomy:

Bacteria(Domain)>>Eubacteria(Kingdom)>>Proteobacteria(Phylum)>>Gammaproteobacteria(Class)>>

Chromatiales(Order)>>Halothiobacillaceae(Family)>>Halothiobacillus(Genus)

Taxonomy source:

ncbi taxonomy browser

Notes:

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Bibliography:

Title    Diversity of halophilic microorganisms: Environments, phylogeny, physiology, and applications Author/s    Oren A Journal    J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol. 2002 Jan;28(1):56-63

Title    Isolation and characterisation of Thiobacillus halophilus sp. nov., a sulphur-oxidising autotrophic eubacterium from a Western Australian hypersaline lake Author/s    Ann P. Wood and Don P. Kelly Journal    Arch Microbiol (1991) 156:277-280

Title    Reclassification of some species of Thiobacillus to the newly designated genera Acidithiobacillus gen. nov., Halothiobacillus gen. nov. and Thermithiobacillus gen. nov Author/s    Kelly DP et al. Journal    Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2000 Mar;50 Pt 2:511-6