The Thiotrichaceae are a family of

Pseudomonadota Pseudomonadota (synonym Proteobacteria) is a major phylum of Gram-negative bacteria. The renaming of phyla in 2021 remains controversial among microbiologists, many of whom continue to use the earlier names of long standing in the literature. The ...

, including ''

Thiomargarita namibiensis ''Thiomargarita namibiensis'' is a Gram-negative coccoid bacterium, found in the ocean sediments of the continental shelf of Namibia. It is the second largest bacterium ever discovered, as a rule in diameter, but sometimes attaining . Cells of ...

'', the largest known bacterium.George M. Garrity: ''

Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology ''Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology'' is the main resource for determining the identity of prokaryotic organisms, emphasizing bacterial species, using every characterizing aspect. The manual was published subsequent to the ''Bergey's Manu ...

''. 2. Auflage. Springer, New York, 2005, Volume 2: ''The Proteobacteria, Part B: The Gammaproteobacteria'' Some species are movable by gliding, ''Thiospira'' by using

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References

External links

Thiotrichaceae
J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature Thiotrichales {{gammaproteobacteria-stub