Thiomicrospira siberica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
Order: | Thiotrichales |
Family: | Piscirickettsiaceae |
Genus: | Thioalkalimicrobium |
Species: | Tms. siberica |
Binomial name | |
Thiomicrospira siberica Boden et al. 2017 |
Thiomicrospira siberica is a species of obligately alkaliphilic and obligately chemolithoautotrophic sulfur-oxidizing bacteria. It was first isolated from soda lakes in northern Russia, hence the specific epithet. In 2017, all 4 species of the genus Thioalkalimicrobium were reclassified to Thiomicrospira.