The Thiotrichales are an order of Pseudomonadota, including Thiomargarita magnifica, the largest known bacterium.[2]
Thiotrichales | |
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Thiomargarita namibiensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
Order: | ThiotrichalesGarrity et al. 2005
Families
Fastidiosibacteraceae[1] Francisellaceae[1] Piscirickettsiaceae[1] Thiofilaceae[1] Thiolinaceae[1] Thiotrichaceae[1] |
They also include certain pathogens, such as Francisella tularensis which causes tularemia (rabbit fever).[2]