Thiotrichales

Summary

The Thiotrichales are an order of Pseudomonadota, including Thiomargarita magnifica, the largest known bacterium.[2]

Thiotrichales
Thiomargarita namibiensis
Scientific classification Edit this 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]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Thiotrichales". www.uniprot.org.
  2. ^ a b George M. Garrity: Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. 2. Auflage. Springer, New York, 2005, Volume 2: The Proteobacteria, Part B: The Gammaproteobacteria