Sulfobacillus thermosulfidooxidans

SuperSet	Prokaryote, Eubacteria Aerobic Chemolithotrophic Bacteria and Associated Organisms and Spore formers
Compare	Nitrifying bacteria: Nitrate Oxidizing Nitrobacter, Nitrospina gracilis, Nitrococcus mobilis, Nitrospira marina Ammonia Oxidizing Nitrosococcus, Nitrosolobus multiformis, , Nitrosomonas, Nitrosospira briensis, Nitrosovibrio tenuis Sulfur Oxidizing Acidiphilium Macromonas, Thermothrix thiopara Thiobacillus, Thiobacterium, Thiodendron latens, Thiomicrospira, Thiosphaera, Thiospira, Thiovulum majus Hydrogen Bacteria: Hydrogenbacter thermophilus Iron & Manganese bacteria: Aquaspirillum , Bilophococcus, Gallionella ferrunginea, Leptospirillum, Metallogenium , Naumanniella, Ochrobium tectum, Sulfobacillus thermosulfidooxidans, Siderocapsa, Siderococcus limoniticus, Spore formers Amphibacillus xylans, Bacillus, Clostridium, Desulfotomaculum, Oscillospira guilliermondii, Sporohalobacter, Sporolactobacillus insulinus, Sporosarcina, Sulfobacillus thermosulfidooxidans Sulfidobacillus thermosulfooxidans,Syntrophospora bryantii
Contrast	Sulfobacillus thermosulfidooxidans and Sulfidobacillus thermosulfooxidans These may be the same organism. cross index in Bergey's Determinative is wrong. Not referenced in Bergey's Systematic or The Prokaryotes
Subset

Staining	Gram positive
Morphology	rounds with rounded or tapered ends
Motility	non motile
Specialized structures	spore forming. spores are round or oval , paracentra or terminal with swollend sporangia and are 0.6-0.8j x 1.--3.0 um

Tropism	facultatively chemothithotrophic
Oxygen	strictly aerobic
pH	range 1.1- 5.0 optimum pH 2.0
Temperature	moderately thermophilic range 20-60 ^oC, optimum 50 ^oC
Requirements
Products
Enzymes
Unique features	oxidizes Fe²⁺, sulfides or sulfur

Reference	Sulfobacillus thermosulfidooxidans
Bergey's Systematatic	p 1852
Bergey's Determinative	p 447
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