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