Thiotrichales

Thiotrichales
Thiomargarita namibiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Thiotrichales
Families

Thiotrichaceae
Piscirickettsiaceae
Francisellaceae

The Thiotrichales are an order of Proteobacteria, including Thiomargarita namibiensis, the largest known bacterium.[1]

They also include certain pathogens, such as Francisella tularensis which causes tularemia (rabbit fever).[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 George M. Garrity: Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. 2. Auflage. Springer, New York, 2005, Volume 2: The Proteobacteria, Part B: The Gammaproteobacteria