Betaproteobacteria

Betaproteobacteria is a class of bacteria. All species in this class are Gram-negative. 

 

Classification

Domain : Prokaryota, Bacteria  

Kingdom : Bacteria 

Phylum : Proteobacteria   

Class : Betaproteobacteria

 

Pathology 

Order : Burkholderiales 

Family : Alcaligenaceae 

• Bordetella pertussis (Gram-negative, aerobic, encapsulated coccobacillus) : Whooping cough

Family : Burkholderiaceae

• Burkholderia mallei : Glanders
• Burkholderia pseudomallei : Melioidosis

 

Order : Neisseriales  

Family : Neisseriaceae

• Neisseria gonorrhoeae (Gram-negative, aerobic, diplococci) : Gonorrhea, pelvic inflammatory disease 
• Neisseria meningitidis (Gram-negative, aerobic, diplococci) : Meningitis