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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Bdellovibrionota |
| Class: | Bdellovibrionia |
| Order: | Bdellovibrionales |
| Family: | Bdellovibrionaceae Garrity et al. 2006[1] |
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The Bdellovibrionaceae are a family of Pseudomonadota. They include genera, such as Bdellovibrio and Vampirovibrio, which are unusual parasites that enter other bacteria.[1][3]
- ^ a b Garrity, George M.; Brenner, Don J.; Krieg, Noel R.; Staley, James T., eds. (2005). Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Volume Two: The Proteobacteria, Part C: The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria. New York, New York: Springer. ISBN 978-0-387-24145-6.
- ^ Euzéby JP, Parte AC. "Bdellovibrionaceae". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ^ Mortimer P. Starr & Nancy L. Baigent (1966). "Parasitic Interaction of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus with Other Bacteria". Journal of Bacteriology. 91 (5): 2006–2017. doi:10.1128/jb.91.5.2006-2017.1966. PMC 316158. PMID 5327913.