Bdellovibrionaceae

Bdellovibrionaceae
Bdellovibrionaceae cycle
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Bdellovibrionota
Class: Bdellovibrionia
Order: Bdellovibrionales
Family: Bdellovibrionaceae
Garrity et al. 2006
Genera
  • Bdellovibrio Stolp and Starr 1963
  • Pseudobdellovibrio Waite et al. 2020

The Bdellovibrionaceae are a family of Pseudomonadota. They include genera, such as Bdellovibrio and Vampirovibrio, which are unusual parasites that enter other bacteria.