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Thermithiobacillus

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Headline text

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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Gamma Proteobacteria
Order:
Family:
Thermithiobacillaceae
Genus:
Thermithiobacillus
Species

Thermithiobacillus tepidarius

Thermithiobacillus is a genus of proteobacteria. The members of this genus used to belong to Thiobacillus, before they were reclassified in the year 2000.

References

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." Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2000) 50:489-500.