| Alcaligenaceae | |
|---|---|
|   | |
| Bordetella bronchiseptica | |
|  Scientific classification   | |
| Domain: | Bacteria | 
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati | 
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota | 
| Class: | Betaproteobacteria | 
| Order: | Burkholderiales | 
| Family: |  Alcaligenaceae  De Ley et al., 1986 [1]  | 
| Genera [2] [3] | |
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The Alcaligenaceae are a family of bacteria, included in the order Burkholderiales. Members are found in water, soil, humans, and other animals. [4] Some species, like Bordetella , are pathogenic for humans and for some other animals. [4]