A family of gram-negative coccoid to rod-shaped bacteria in the order Rhizobiales. They are obligate parasites chiefly of warm-blooded VERTEBRATES. Many are pathogenic.
Registry Number
txid118882
Previous Indexing
Brucella (1972-2003)
Public MeSH Note
2004; see BRUCELLA 1992-2003, see GRAM-POSITIVE AEROBIC BACTERIA 1976-1991, see BRUCELLACEAE 1975
A family of gram-negative coccoid to rod-shaped bacteria in the order Rhizobiales. They are obligate parasites chiefly of warm-blooded VERTEBRATES. Many are pathogenic.
