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Halothiobacillus is a genus of
ProteobacteriaThe Proteobacteria are a major group of bacteria. They include a wide variety of pathogens, such as Escherichia, Salmonella, Vibrio, Helicobacter, and many other notable genera....
. All species are obligate aerobic bacteria, they requires oxygen to grow. They are also
halophileHalophiles are extremophile organisms that thrive in environments with very high concentrations of salt. The name comes from the Greek for "salt-loving". While the term is perhaps most often applied to some halophiles classified into the Archaea domain, there are also bacterial halophiles and some...
, they live in environments with high concentrations of salt.
The members of this genus used to belong to
Thiobacillus, before they were reclassified in the year 2000. They are now classified with the
purple sulfur bacteriaThe purple sulfur bacteria are a group of Proteobacteria capable of photosynthesis, collectively referred to as purple bacteria. They are anaerobic or microaerophilic, and are often found in hot springs or stagnant water. Unlike plants, algae, and cyanobacteria, they do not use water as their...
.