Aegyptianella is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria). The name Aegyptianella derives from:New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Aegyptianella (from Latin noun Aegyptus), named after Egypt where the organism was described (in 1929). The genus contains a single species, namely A. pullorum(Latin noun pullus, a young fowl, chicken; Latin genitive case pl. noun pullorum, of young fowls.)