[organisms] see Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
   Domain Bacteria Woese et al. 1990
     Phylum "Proteobacteria" Garrity et al. 2005 see Superphylum Proteobacteria Craig et al. 2010
       Class Betaproteobacteria Garrity et al. 2006
         Order Hydrogenophilales Garrity et al. 2006
           Family Hydrogenophilaceae Garrity et al. 2006
             Genus Thiobacillus Beijerinck 1904 (Approved Lists 1980)
               1 Thiobacillus thioparus Beijerinck 1904 (Approved Lists 1980)
               2 Thiobacillus aquaesulis Wood and Kelly 1995
               3 Thiobacillus denitrificans (ex Beijerinck 1904) Kelly and Harrison 1989
               4 Thiobacillus rapidicrescens Katayama-Fujimura et al. 1983