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Haemophilus haemolyticus

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Haemophilus haemolyticus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Pasteurellales
Family: Pasteurellaceae
Genus: Haemophilus
Species:
H. haemolyticus
Binomial name
Haemophilus haemolyticus
1923 (Approved Lists 1980)[1]

Haemophilus haemolyticus is a species of gram-negative bacteria that is related to Haemophilus influenzae. H. haemolyticus is generally nonpathogenic, however there have been two cases of H.haemolyticus causing endocarditis.[2][3]

There is active research on H. haemolyticus especially in taxonomy and in identification, e.g.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Species: Haemophilus haemolyticus". lpsn.dsmz.de.
  2. ^ De Santo, Dominic A.; White, Mosetta (2016-12-14). "Hemophilus Hemolyticus Endocarditis". The American Journal of Pathology. 9 (3): 381–392.1. ISSN 0002-9440. PMC 2062709. PMID 19970076.
  3. ^ MILLER, C. PHILIP (1923-12-01). "SUBACUTE BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS DUE TO A HEMOLYTIC HEMOPHILIC BACILLUS". Archives of Internal Medicine. 32 (6): 911. doi:10.1001/archinte.1923.00110240104006. ISSN 0730-188X.
  4. ^ Sandstedt SA, Zhang L, Patel M, McCrea KW, Qin Z, Marrs CF, Gilsdorf JR (2008). "Comparison of laboratory-based and phylogenetic methods to distinguish between Haemophilus influenzae and H. haemolyticus". J Microbiol Methods. 75: 369–71. doi:10.1016/j.mimet.2008.06.023. PMC 2603470. PMID 18652852.
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