Dietzia

Dietzia
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetia
Order: Mycobacteriales
Family: Dietziaceae
Rainey et al. 1997
Genus: Dietzia
Rainey et al. 1995
Type species
Dietzia maris
(Nesterenko et al. 1982) Rainey et al. 1995
Species

Dietzia is a Gram-positive bacterial genus from the family Dietziaceae which occur in many different habitats including humans and animals. The species Dietzia maris is a human pathogen. The genus Dietzia is named after the American microbiologist Alma Dietz.