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Coxiellaceae

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Coxiellaceae
Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of Q fever
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Legionellales
Family: Coxiellaceae
Genera[1]

Aquicella
Coxiella
Diplorickettsia
Rickettsiella
"Ca. Berkiella"

The Coxiellaceae are a family in the order Legionellales.[2][3]

Coxiella burnetii is a species in this order.

Another is Rickettsiella melolonthae.[3]


References

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  1. ^ "List of genera included in families - Coxiellaceae". List of Prokaryotic Names with Standing in Nomenclature. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  2. ^ Coxiellaceae at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
  3. ^ a b Leclerque A, Kleespies RG (April 2008). "16S rRNA-, GroEL- and MucZ-based assessment of the taxonomic position of 'Rickettsiella melolonthae' and its implications for the organization of the genus Rickettsiella". Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 58 (Pt 4): 749–55. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.65359-0. PMID 18398164.