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Brucellaceae

Brucellaceae
Brucella spp.JPG
Brucella spp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Alphaproteobacteria
Order: Rhizobiales
Family: Brucellaceae
Breed et al. 1957
Genera

Brucella
Crabtreella
Daeguia
Mycoplana
Ochrobactrum
Paenochrobactrum
Pseudochrobactrum


Brucella
Crabtreella
Daeguia
Mycoplana
Ochrobactrum
Paenochrobactrum
Pseudochrobactrum

The Brucellaceae are a family of the Gram-negative Rhizobiales. They are named after Sir David Bruce, a Scottish microbiologist. They are aerobic chemoorganotrophes. The family comprises pathogen and soil bacteria

See Brucella, the type genus, and brucellosis, a disease caused by Brucella.



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