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''Thioalkalibacter'' is a faculatively
alkaliphilic Alkaliphiles are a class of extremophilic microbes capable of survival in alkaline ( pH roughly 8.5–11) environments, growing optimally around a pH of 10. These bacteria can be further categorized as obligate alkaliphiles (those that require high ...
and
halophilic The halophiles, named after the Greek word for "salt-loving", are extremophiles that thrive in high salt concentrations. While most halophiles are classified into the domain Archaea, there are also bacterial halophiles and some eukaryotic species, ...
genus of bacteria from the family of
Thioalkalibacteraceae The ''Thioalkalibacteraceae'' are a family of extremophiles, namely halophilic, alkaliphilic or alkalitolerant, mesophilic to thermophilic obligately chemolithoautotrophic organisms in the '' Chromatiales'' comprising the genus '' Thioalkalibact ...
with one known species ('' Thioalkalibacter halophilus'').


References

Thioalkalibacteraceae Bacteria genera Monotypic bacteria genera Taxa described in 2009 {{Chromatiales-stub