Acidithiobacillales

Acidithiobacillales
Systematics
Domain :	Bacteria (bacteria)
Department :	Proteobacteria
Class :	Acidithiobacillia
Order :	Acidithiobacillales
Scientific name
	Acidithiobacillales
	Garrity et al. 2005

Acidithiobacillales form the only order within the class of Acidithiobacillia . Like all orders of the Proteobacteria tribe, they are gram-negative bacteria.

features

The individual species are rod-shaped and can move with the help of flagella. They are obligatory aerobic and chemoautotrophic . Energy is generated through the oxidation of various sulfur compounds , such as thiosulphate , polythionate and sulphide . The species Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans can also generate energy through the oxidation of iron ions .

Acidithiobacillus is acidophilic , the bacterium lives in environments with extremely low pH values. Also Thermithiobacillus can even in environments with pH values of life up to 5.2. Thermithiobacillus is thermophilic , the best growth occurs at temperatures around 43–45 ° C.

Systematics

The class of Acidithiobacillia was established in 2013, with the only order of Acidithiobacillales, which were previously included in the Gammaproteobacteria . The order consists of two families , each with one genus . Earlier herein contained species had been to the class beta-proteobacteria counting genus Thiobacillus .

The Acidithiobacillales contain the following families and genera (as of 2019):

Acidithiobacillaceae Garrity et al. 2005
- Acidithiobacillus Kelly and Wood 2000
Thermithiobacillaceae Garrity et al. 2005
- Thermithiobacillus Kelly and Wood 2000

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↑ ^a ^b Jean Euzéby, Aidan C. Parte: Classification of domains and phyla - Hierarchical classification of prokaryotes (bacteria). In: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, Systematics of Bacteria (LPSN) . Retrieved December 16, 2019 .

literature

George M. Garrity (Ed.): Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology . 2nd edition, Volume 2: The Proteobacteria. Part B: The Gammaproteobacteria. Springer, New York 2005, ISBN 0-387-95040-0 .

[lpsn1-1] Jean Euzéby, Aidan C. Parte: Classification of domains and phyla - Hierarchical classification of prokaryotes (bacteria). In: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, Systematics of Bacteria (LPSN) . Retrieved December 16, 2019 .