thioalkalivibrio paradoxus thioalkalivibrio paradoxus thioalkalivibrio paradoxus is an alkaliphilic and obligately autotrophic sulfur-oxidizing bacteria. it was first isolated from soda lakes. its type strain is arh 1 (= dsm 13531 = jcm 11367). thioalkalivibrio paradoxus scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: pseudomonadota class: gammaproteobacteria order: chromatiales family: ectothiorhodospiraceae genus: thioalkalivibrio species: t. paradoxus binomial name thioalkalivibrio paradoxussorokin et al. 2002