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.
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Brucella (1972-2003)
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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.