Coxiella (bacterium)
This article is about the bacterium. For the snail, see Coxiella (gastropod).
| Coxiella | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Coxiella burnetii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Legionellales |
| Family: | Coxiellaceae |
| Genus: | Coxiella |
Coxiella refers to a genus of Gram-negative bacteria in the family Coxiellaceae. It is named after Harold Herald Rea Cox (1907–1986), an American bacteriologist. It is one of the Gammaproteobacteria.[1]
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
- ↑ 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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