Thiotrichales

Thiotrichales
	Thiomargarita namibiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Proteobacteria
Class:	Gammaproteobacteria
Order:	Thiotrichales
Families
	Fastidiosibacteraceae[1]; Francisellaceae[1]; Piscirickettsiaceae[1]; Thiofilaceae[1]; Thiolinaceae[1]; Thiotrichaceae[1];

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

They also include certain pathogens, such as Francisella tularensis which causes tularemia (rabbit fever).[2]

References

"Thiotrichales". www.uniprot.org.
George M. Garrity: Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. 2. Auflage. Springer, New York, 2005, Volume 2: The Proteobacteria, Part B: The Gammaproteobacteria

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