The Halothiobacillaceae are a family of halotolerant, mesophilic, and obligate

chemolithoautotrophic A lithoautotroph is an organism that derives energy from reactions of reduced compounds of mineral (inorganic) origin. Two types of lithoautotrophs are distinguished by their energy source; photolithoautotrophs derive their energy from light, whil ...

organisms in the '' Chromatiales'' comprising the genus ''

Halothiobacillus ''Halothiobacillus'' is a genus in the ''Gammaproteobacteria''. Both species are obligate aerobic bacteria; they require oxygen to grow. They are also halotolerant; they live in environments with high concentrations of salt or other solutes, b ...

''. It is closely related to the family ''

Thioalkalibacteraceae The ''Thioalkalibacteraceae'' are a family of extremophiles, namely halophilic, alkaliphilic or alkalitolerant, mesophilic to thermophilic obligately chemolithoautotrophic organisms in the '' Chromatiales'' comprising the genus '' Thioalkalibact ...

'' of halophilic obligate autotrophs with distinct morphological and genomic features.

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Bacteria families Chromatiales {{microbiology-stub