Alcaligenaceae

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Alcaligenaceae
Bordetella bronchiseptica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Beta Proteobacteria
Order: Burkholderiales
Family: Alcaligenaceae
Genera

Achromobacter
Advenella
Alcaligenes
Bordetella
Brackiella
Castellaniella
Derxia
Kerstersia
Oligella
Pelistega
Pigmentiphaga
Pusillimonas
Sutterella
Taylorella
Tetrathiobacter

The Alcaligenaceae are a family of bacteria, included in the order Burkholderiales. Members are found in water, soil, animals and humans.[1] Some species, like Bordetella, are pathogenic for humans and for some animals.[1]

References [edit]

  1. ^ 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: Springer. pp. 354–361. ISBN 978-0-387-24145-6.