What is Coxiella?
{{italictitle}} {{Taxobox | name = ''Coxiella'' | image = Coxiella burnetii 01.JPG | caption = ''Coxiella burnetii'' | regnum = [[Bacterium|Bacteria]] | phylum = [[Proteobacteria]] | classis = [[Gammaproteobacteria]] | ordo = [[Legionellales]] | familia = [[Coxiellaceae]] | genus = Coxiella }} '''''Coxiella''''' refers to a [[genus]] of [[gram-negative]] [[bacteria]] in the family [[Coxiellaceae]]. It is named after [[Harold Herald Rea Cox]] (1907–1986), an American bacteriologist. ''[[Coxiella burnetii]]'' is the only member of this genus. It is one of the [[Gammaproteobacteria]]. [[category:Gram-negative bacteria]]