Abstract
Thi.o.ha.lo.rhab.dal'es N.L. fem. n.
Thiohalorhabdus
, the type genus of the order; L. fem. pl. n. suff. ‐
ales
ending to denote an order; N.L. fem. pl. n.
Thiohalorhabdales
, order of the genus
Thiohalorhabdus
.
Proteobacteria / Gammaproteobacteria / Thiohalorhabdales ord. nov.
According to the phylogenomic analysis, the order
Thiohalorhabdales
forms a deeply branching phylogenetic lineage at the base of the
Gammaproteobacteria
. It consists of a single family
Thiohalorhabdaceae
and genus
Thiohalorhabdus
. The cultured members of the order are extremely halophilic, facultatively anaerobic (denitrifying), chemolithoautotrophic, sulfur‐oxidizing bacteria from hypersaline habitats with neutral pH.
Type genus
:
Thiohalorhabdus
Sorokin et al. 2008
VP
.