| Aegyptianella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | "Proteobacteria" |
| Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Rickettsiales |
| Family: | Anaplasmataceae |
| Genus: | Aegyptianella |
| Type species | |
| A. pullorum |
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Aegyptianella is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).
The name Aegyptianella derives from:
New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Aegyptianella (from Latin noun Aegyptus), named after Egypt where the organism was described (in 1929).
The genus contains a single species, namely A. pullorum(Latin noun pullus, a young fowl, chicken; Latin genitive case pl. noun pullorum, of young fowls.)