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The Genus Haemophilus

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The Prokaryotes

Introduction

All members of the genus Haemophilus are small, pleomorphic, Gram-negative coccobacilli. The genus consists of diverse species, including some that are pathogens in humans and others that are pathogens in animals. Additional species are commensal organisms and are not associated with disease. The type species is H. influenzae, which was first isolated during the 1889 influenza pandemic and was originally believed to be the causative agent of influenza.

Taxonomy

Over the years, the taxonomy of the genus Haemophilus has been subject to considerable revision. At one time Haemophilus was included in the family Brucellaceae. In the eighth edition of [{http:\\www.cme.msu.edu\bergeys}{Bergey’s Manual of Determinative Bacteriology}] (Zinnemann and Biberstein, 1974), this genus was grouped with “Genera of Uncertain Affiliation.” Since 1984, Haemophilus has been included along with Actinobacillus and Pasteurella in the family Pasteurellaceae (Kilian and Biberstein, 1984).

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