| Aegyptianella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
| Subclass: | "Rickettsidae" |
| Order: | Rickettsiales |
| Family: | Ehrlichiaceae |
| Genus: | Aegyptianella Carpano 1929 |
| Type species | |
| A. pullorum | |
Aegyptianella is a genus in the phylum Pseudomonadota (Bacteria). [1]
The name Aegyptianella derives from:
Neo-Latin feminine gender dim. noun Aegyptianella (from Latin noun Aegyptus), named after Egypt where the organism was described (in 1929). [2]
The genus contains a single species, [2] namely A. pullorum (Latin noun pullus, a young fowl, chicken; Latin genitive case pl. noun pullorum, of young fowls.) [3]