''Thioalkalibacter'' is a faculatively
alkaliphilic
Alkaliphiles are a class of extremophilic microbes capable of survival in alkaline ( pH roughly 8.5–11) environments, growing optimally around a pH of 10. These bacteria can be further categorized as obligate alkaliphiles (those that require hig ...
and
halophilic
A halophile (from the Greek word for 'salt-loving') is an extremophile that thrives in high salt concentrations. In chemical terms, halophile refers to a Lewis acidic species that has some ability to extract halides from other chemical species.
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genus of bacteria from the family of
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 ...
with one known species (''
Thioalkalibacter halophilus'').
References
Thioalkalibacteraceae
Bacteria genera
Monotypic bacteria genera
Taxa described in 2009
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