| Lyticum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
| Subclass: | "Rickettsidae" |
| Order: | Rickettsiales |
| Family: | Ehrlichiaceae |
| Genus: | Lyticum (ex Preer et al. 1974) Preer and Preer 1982 |
| Type species | |
| Lyticum flagellatum (ex Preer et al. 1974) Preer and Preer 1982 | |
Lyticum is a genus in the phylum Pseudomonadota (Bacteria). [1]
The name Lyticum derives from:
Neo-Latin lyticus (from Greek lutikos, λυτικός), able to loosen, able to dissolve; to give Lyticum, dissolver. [2]
The genus contains two species: [2]