Erysipelotrichia
| Erysipelotrichia | |
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| Cellular and colonial morphology of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. Upper row: ×1200, crystal violet; lower row: ×32 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Erysipelotrichia Ludwig, Schleifer & Whitman 2010 |
| Order: | Erysipelotrichales Ludwig, Schleifer & Whitman 2010 |
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The Erysipelotrichia are a class of bacteria of the phylum Bacillota. Species of this class are known to be common in the gut microbiome, as they have been isolated from swine manure and increase in composition of the mouse gut microbiome for mice switched to diets high in fat.