The Hydrogenophilaceae are a small family of Proteobacteria, with two genera. Hydrogenophilus are thermophilic, growing around 50°C, and obtain their energy from oxidizing hydrogen. The genus Thiobacillus, redefined to include only those species included among the beta proteobacteria, is also included here. Other members of Thiobacillus were transfred to Acidithiobacillus, Halothiobacillus and Thermithiobacillus, now placed in other families. Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla/Divisions Actinobacteria Aquificae Bacteroidetes/Chlorobi Chlamydiae/Verrucomicrobia Chloroflexi Chrysiogenetes Cyanobacteria Deferribacteres Deinococcus-Thermus Dictyoglomi Fibrobacteres/Acidobacteria Firmicutes Fusobacteria Gemmatimonadetes Nitrospirae Omnibacteria Planctomycetes Proteobacteria Spirochaetes Thermodesulfobacteria Thermomicrobia Thermotogae Bacteria (singular, bacterium) are a major group of living organisms. ... Orders Alpha Proteobacteria    Caulobacterales - e. ... Orders Alpha Proteobacteria    Caulobacterales - e. ... Thermophiles produce some of the bright colors of Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park A thermophile is an organism – a type of extremophile – which thrives at relatively high temperatures, above 45 °C. Many thermophiles are archaea. ... General Name, Symbol, Number hydrogen, H, 1 Chemical series nonmetals Group, Period, Block 1, 1, s Appearance colorless Atomic mass 1. ... Species Acidithiobacillus albertensis Acidithiobacillus caldus Acidithiobacillus cuprithermicus Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans Acidithiobacillus is a genus of proteobacteria. ... Species Halothiobacillus halophilus Halothiobacillus hydrothermalis Halothiobacillus kellyi Halothiobacillus neapolitanus Halothiobacillus is a genus of Proteobacteria. ... Species Thermithiobacillus tepidarius Thermithiobacillus is a genus of proteobacteria. ...

Thiobacillus is also used in pest control e.g. potato scabs, the potato scabs cannot tolerate acid conditions. If an affected area is treated with sulphur and thiobacillus, the bacterium will oxidise the sulphur to sulphuric acid which will destroy the pest. Pest control refers to the regulation or management of another species defined as a pest, usually because it is detrimental to a persons health, the ecology or the economy. ... For the chemical element see: sulfur. ...