Brackiella oedipodis

Brackiella oedipodis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Proteobacteria
Class:	Beta Proteobacteria
Order:	Burkholderiales
Family:	Alcaligenaceae
Genus:	Brackiella
Species:	B. oedipodis
Binomial name
*Brackiella oedipodis* Willems et al. 2002
Type strain
CCUG 47103, CIP 107426, DSM 13743, LGM 19451T, LMG 19451, NCIMB 13739, R-8845, R-8846, Reissbrodt RKI 97-01984, RKI99-01984, Willems R-8845, Willems R-8846

Brackiella oedipodis is a Gram-negative, oxidase- and catalase-positive, rod-shaped, nonmotile, chemoorganotrophic bacterium of the genus Brackiella isolated from the heart of a cotton-topped tamarin Saguinus oedipus. It can cause endocarditis. Colonies of Brackiella oedipodis are greyish-white coloured.