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| Brucellaceae | |
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| Brucella spp. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Rhizobiales |
| Family: | Brucellaceae Breed et al. 1957 |
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Brucella |
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The Brucellaceae are a family of the gram-negative Rhizobiales. They are named after Sir David Bruce, a Scottish microbiologist. They are aerobic chemoorganotrophes.[2] The family comprises pathogen and soil bacteria[2]
See Brucella, the type-genus and brucellosis, a disease caused by Brucella.
References [edit]
- ^ "List of Prokaryotic Names with Standing in Nomenclature". Retrieved 20 July 2010.
- ^ a b Garrity, George M.; Brenner, Don J.; Krieg, Noel R.; Staley, James T. (eds.) (2005). Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Volume Two: The Proteobacteria, Part C: The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria. New York, New York: Springer. ISBN 978-0-387-24145-6.
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