Kingdom Bacteria Class Alphaproteobacteria Family Brucellaceae Rank Species | Phylum Proteobacteria Order Rhizobiales Genus Brucella | |
Similar Brucella ovis, Brucella canis, Brucellaceae, Brucella abortus, Brucella melitensis | ||
Brucella microti is a species of bacteria first isolated from the common vole, Microtus arvalis. Its genome has been sequenced. It is Gram-negative, nonmotile, nonspore-forming, and coccoid, with the type strain CCM 4915T (=BCCN 07-01T =CAPM 6434T). It is pathogenic.
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