Schlesner, H., Rensmann, C., Tindall, B. J., Gade, D., Rabus, R., Pfeiffer, S., Hirsch, P. (2004). Taxonomic heterogeneity within the<i> Planctomycetales</i> as derived by DNA-DNA hybridization, description of<i> Rhodopirellula baltica</i> gen. nov., sp. nov., transfer of<i> Pirellula marina</i> to the genus<i> Blastopirellula</i> gen. nov. as<i> Blastopirellula marina</i> comb. nov. and emended description of the genus<i> Pirellula</i>. <i> Int.J.Syst.Evol.Microbiol. </i><b> 54 </b>: 1567-1580 .
Schlesner, H. (1986). <i>Pirella marina</i> sp. nov., a budding peptidoglycan-less bacterium from brackish water. <i> Syst.Appl.Microbiol. </i><b> 8 </b>: 177-180 .
Schlesner, H., Hirsch, P. (1987). Rejection of the genus name <i>Pirella</i> for pear-shaped budding bacteria and proposal to create the genus <i>Pirellula</i> gen. nov. <i> Int.J.Syst.Bacteriol. </i><b> 37 </b>: 441 .
(1987). Validation of the publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. List No. 23. <i> Int.J.Syst.Bacteriol. </i><b> 37 </b>: 179-180 .

Groth, I., Schumann, P., Rainey, F. A., Martin, K., Schuetze, B., Augsten, K. (1997). <i>Bogoriella caseilytica</i> gen. nov., sp. nov., a new alkaliphilic actinomycete from a soda lake in Africa. <i> Int.J.Syst.Bacteriol. </i><b> 47 </b>: 788-794 .

Kersters, K., Hinz, K. H., Hertle, A., Segers, P., Lievens, A., Siegmann, O., de Ley, J. (1984). <i>Bordetella avium</i> sp. nov., isolated from the respiratory tracts of turkeys and other birds. <i> Int.J.Syst.Bacteriol. </i><b> 34 </b>: 56-70 .

Moreno-Lopez, M. (1952). The genus<i> Bordetella</i>. <i> Microbiol.Espan. </i><b> 5 </b>: 117-181 .
Bergey, D. H., Buchanan, R. E., Gibbons, N. E., (1974). Bergey's manual of determinative Bacteriology. 8th. EditionEdited by R. E. Buchanan, The Williams & Wilkins Co..

Vandamme, P., Hommez, J., Vancanneyt, M., Hoste, B., Cookson, B., Wirsing von König, C. H., Kersters, K., Blackall, P. J. (1995). <i>Bordetella hinzii</i> sp. nov., isolated from poultry and humans. <i> Int.J.Syst.Bacteriol. </i><b> 45 </b>: 37-45 .