II. Characteristics
- Aerobic Gram Negative Rod
III. Types: Family - Alcaligenaceae
- Achromobacter xylosoxidans
- Alcaligenes faecalis
- Bordetella (coccobacillus)
IV. Types: Family - Bartonellaceae
- Bartonella Bacilliformis (acute in Oroya Fever, chronic in Peruvian Wart)
- Bartonella Quintana (Trench Fever)
- Bartonella Henselae (Cat Scratch Disease)
V. Types: Family - Brucellaceae
- See Brucellosis
- Brucella melitensis (acquired from goats)
- Brucella abortus (acquired from cows)
- Brucella suis (acquired froim pigs)
- Brucella canis (acquired from dogs)
VI. Types: Family - Burkholderiaceae (organisms previously categorized under Pseudomonadaceae)
- Burkholderia Cepacia (Nosocomial Infection)
- Burkholderia Mallei (Glanders, Bioterrorism)
- Burkholderia pseudomallei (melioidosis, occurs in southeast asia)
VII. Types: Family - Pseudomonadaceae
-
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
- Grows in warm moist environments (esp. in contact with plastic or Rubber)
- Associated Conditions
VIII. Types: Other Gram Negative Aerobic Rods
- Acetobacteraceae
- Acetobacter
- Flavobacteriaceae
- Flavobacterium meningosepticum
- Francisellaceae (coccobacilli)
- Legionellaceae
- Moraxellaceae
- Xanthomonadaceae