Piscirickettsia

Piscirickettsia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Thiotrichales
Family: Piscirickettsiaceae
Genus: Piscirickettsia
Fryer et al. 1992
Species

Piscirickettsia is a genus of bacteria in the order Thiotrichales. As of 2026, it is a monotypic genus with Piscirickettsia salmonis being the only accepted species. A draft genome for a second species with the suggested name Piscirickettsia litoralis was published in 2016 but could not progress to become an accepted species.

References

  1. 1 2 Page Genus: Piscirickettsia on "LPSN - List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature". Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen. Retrieved 2026-10-25.
  2. ↑ Page Species: Piscirickettsia litoralis on "LPSN - List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature". Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen. Retrieved 2026-10-25.