II. Characteristics

  1. Aerobic Gram Negative Rod

III. Types: Family - Alcaligenaceae

  1. Achromobacter xylosoxidans
  2. Alcaligenes faecalis
  3. Bordetella (coccobacillus)
    1. Bordetella Pertussis
    2. Bordetella Parapertussis

V. Types: Family - Brucellaceae

  1. See Brucellosis
  2. Brucella melitensis (acquired from goats)
  3. Brucella abortus (acquired from cows)
  4. Brucella suis (acquired froim pigs)
  5. Brucella canis (acquired from dogs)

VI. Types: Family - Burkholderiaceae (organisms previously categorized under Pseudomonadaceae)

  1. Burkholderia Cepacia (Nosocomial Infection)
  2. Burkholderia Mallei (Glanders, Bioterrorism)
  3. Burkholderia pseudomallei (melioidosis, occurs in southeast asia)

VIII. Types: Other Gram Negative Aerobic Rods

  1. Acetobacteraceae
    1. Acetobacter
  2. Flavobacteriaceae
    1. Flavobacterium meningosepticum
  3. Francisellaceae (coccobacilli)
    1. Francisella Tularensis (Tularemia)
  4. Legionellaceae
    1. Legionella pneumophila
  5. Moraxellaceae
    1. Acinetobacter Baumannii (Nosocomial Infection)
  6. Xanthomonadaceae
    1. Stenotrophomonas Maltophilia (Nosocomial Infection)

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