Coxiella (bacterium)
Coxiella refers to a genus of Gram-negative bacteria in the family Coxiellaceae. It is named after Herald Rea Cox (1907–1986), an American bacteriologist. It is one of the Gammaproteobacteria.[2]
| Coxiella | |
|---|---|
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| Coxiella burnetii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Legionellales |
| Family: | Coxiellaceae |
| Genus: | Coxiella (Philip 1943) Philip 1948[1] |
| Type species | |
| Coxiella burnetii[1] | |
| Species | |
Coxiella burnetii is the only member of this genus. It is an intracellular bacterium and it survives within the phagolysosomes of its host. It causes Q fever.
References
- Parte, A.C. "Coxiella". LPSN.
- Coxiella at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
External links
- Coxiella genomes and related information at PATRIC, a Bioinformatics Resource Center funded by NIAID
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