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The order Thiotrichales was circumscribed for this volume on the basis of phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA sequences; the order contains the families Thiotrichaceae, Piscirickettsiaceae, and Francisellaceae.
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Garrity, G.M., Bell, J.A., Lilburn, T. (2005). Thiotrichales ord. nov. . In: Brenner, D.J., et al. Bergey’s Manual® of Systematic Bacteriology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-28022-7_5
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