Haemophilus haemolyticus explained

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.^{[1] [2]}

There is active research on H. haemolyticus especially in taxonomy and in identification, e.g.^[3]

External links

• Medical definition
• Type strain of Haemophilus haemolyticus at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Notes and References

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