Thiotrichales
E931848
Thiotrichales is an order of Gammaproteobacteria that includes large, often filamentous, sulfur-oxidizing bacteria commonly found in marine and other aquatic environments.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bacterial order
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| cellFeature |
intracellular sulfur granules
ⓘ
vacuolated cytoplasm ⓘ |
| cellMorphology |
filamentous
ⓘ
large cells ⓘ rod-shaped ⓘ |
| class | Gammaproteobacteria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Beggiatoa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beggiatoaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ Candidatus Thiomargarita magnifica NERFINISHED ⓘ Leucothrix NERFINISHED ⓘ Thiomargarita NERFINISHED ⓘ Thiomargarita namibiensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Thiomargaritaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ Thiotrichaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ Thiotrix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain | Bacteria ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
primary production in sulfidic environments
ⓘ
sulfur cycle ⓘ |
| electronAcceptor |
nitrate
ⓘ
oxygen ⓘ |
| electronDonor |
elemental sulfur
ⓘ
hydrogen sulfide ⓘ |
| energySource | reduced sulfur compounds ⓘ |
| gramStain | Gram-negative ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal marine environments
ⓘ
cold seeps ⓘ freshwater sediments ⓘ hydrothermal vents ⓘ marine sediments ⓘ sulfidic sediments ⓘ wastewater systems ⓘ |
| kingdom | Bacteria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metabolism |
chemolithoautotrophic
ⓘ
sulfur-oxidizing ⓘ |
| motility |
gliding motility
ⓘ
non-motile in some genera ⓘ |
| namedBy | Nikolaus Pfenning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Beggiatoa spp.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Candidatus Thiomargarita magnifica NERFINISHED ⓘ Thiomargarita namibiensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oxygenRelationship |
aerobic
ⓘ
microaerophilic ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Gammaproteobacteria
ⓘ
Proteobacteria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Proteobacteria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | binary fission ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | order ⓘ |
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