| Fonticella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Clostridia |
| Order: | Eubacteriales |
| Family: | Clostridiaceae |
| Genus: | Fonticella Fraj et al. 2013 |
| Species: | F. tunisiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Fonticella tunisiensis Fraj et al. 2013 | |
Fonticella is a strictly anaerobic, moderately thermophilic, halotolerant and non-motile bacterial genus from the family Clostridiaceae with one known species (Fonticella tunisiensis). Fonticella tunisiensis has been isolated from water from a hot spring in Tunisia.