Dissulfurispira thermophila gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic chemolithoautotroph growing by sulfur disproportionation, and proposal of novel taxa in the phylum Nitrospirota to reclassify the genus Thermodesulfovibrio
Kazuhiro Umezawa, Hisaya Kojima, Yukako Kato, Manabu Fukui
Topics & Concepts
BiologyTaxon16S ribosomal RNAPhylogenetic treeStrain (injury)GenusThermophilePhylumPhylogeneticsSulfurDisproportionationBotanyType speciesThiosulfateZoologyBacteriaGeneGeneticsBiochemistryAnatomyOrganic chemistryChemistryCatalysisMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyWastewater Treatment and Nitrogen RemovalMetal Extraction and Bioleaching