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 | |
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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.