"''Candidatus''" Midichloriaceae is a family of
bacteria
Bacteria (; : bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one Cell (biology), biological cell. They constitute a large domain (biology), domain of Prokaryote, prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micr ...
, included in the order
Rickettsiales.
No member of this family has been cultured in the laboratory, so the entire family has been given the status ''
candidatus''.
References
Rickettsiales
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