''Thiorhodospira'' is a genus of bacteria from the family of

Ectothiorhodospiraceae The Ectothiorhodospiraceae are a family of purple sulfur bacteria, distinguished by producing sulfur globules outside of their cells.George M. Garrity: ''Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology''. 2. Auflage. Springer, New York, 2005, Volume ...

with one known species (''

Thiorhodospira sibirica ''Thiorhodospira sibirica'' is a species of alkaliphilic purple sulfur bacterium. It is strictly anaerobic, vibrioid- or spiral-shaped (3-4μm wide and 7-20 μm long) and motile by means of a polar tuft of flagella A flagellum (; ) is a ha ...

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Chromatiales Bacteria genera Monotypic bacteria genera Taxa described in 1999 {{Chromatiales-stub