Thiotrichales | |
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Thiomargarita namibiensis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
Order: | Thiotrichales Garrity et al. 2005 |
Families | |
Fastidiosibacteraceae[1] |
The Thiotrichales are an order of Pseudomonadota, including Thiomargarita magnifica, the largest known bacterium.[2]
They also include certain pathogens, such as Francisella tularensis which causes tularemia (rabbit fever).[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Thiotrichales". www.uniprot.org.
- ^ 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