Rank Class | Phylum Firmicutes | |
Order Thermolithobacterales Sokolova et al. 2007 Family Thermolithobacteraceae Sokolova et al. 2007 People also search for Natranaerobiales, Nitriliruptoridae | ||
Thermolithobacteria is a class of rod-shaped Gram-positive bacteria within phylum Firmicutes. Species within this class are thermophilic lithotrophs isolated from sediment in Calcite Springs in Yellowstone National Park. Thermolithobacter ferrireducens strain JW/KA-2(T) metabolism consists of the oxidation of hydrogen gas and reduction of ferric oxide to magnetite. Thermolithobacter carboxydivorans strain R1(T) is hydrogenic and oxidizes carbon monoxide.
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