Thiotrichales

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

Thiotrichales
Thiomargarita namibiensis
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Thiotrichales
Garrity et al. 2005
Families

Fastidiosibacteraceae
Francisellaceae
Piscirickettsiaceae
Thiofilaceae
Thiolinaceae
Thiotrichaceae

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

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