Thiotrichaceae

{{Short description|Family of bacteria}}

{{More citations needed|type=bacteria|date=December 2009}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| taxon = Thiotrichaceae

| authority = Garrity et al. 2005

| subdivision_ranks = Genera

| subdivision =

Achromatium

Beggiatoa

Leucothrix

Thiobacterium

"Candidatus Thiolava"

Thiomargarita

Thioploca

Thiospira

Thiothrix

}}

The Thiotrichaceae are a family of Pseudomonadota, including Thiomargarita namibiensis, the largest known bacterium.George M. Garrity: Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. 2. Auflage. Springer, New York, 2005, Volume 2: The Proteobacteria, Part B: The Gammaproteobacteria Some species are movable by gliding, Thiospira by using flagella.