Haemophilus haemolyticus
Haemophilus haemolyticus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
Class: | Gamma Proteobacteria |
Order: | Pasteurellales |
Family: | Pasteurellaceae |
Genus: | Haemophilus |
Species: | H. haemolyticus |
Binomial name | |
Haemophilus haemolyticus | |
Haemophilus haemolyticus is a species of gram-negative bacteria that is related to Haemophilus influenzae. H. haemolyticus is nonpathogenic, in contrast to the pathogenic H. influenzae.
There is active research on H. haemolyticus especially in taxonomy and in identification, e.g.[1]
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References
- ↑ 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. doi:10.1016/j.mimet.2008.06.023.
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