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Haemophilus parahaemolyticus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Pseudomonadota
Class:	Gammaproteobacteria
Order:	Pasteurellales
Family:	Pasteurellaceae
Genus:	Haemophilus
Species:	H. parahaemolyticus
Binomial name
Haemophilus parahaemolyticus Pittman, 1953

Haemophilus parahaemolyticus is a species of anaerobic Gram-negative coccobacilli from the genus Haemophilus identified in 1953 by Dr. Margaret Pittman. The species is known to be pathogenic to humans as well as pigs. H. parahaemolyticus has also been found in the intestines of asymptomatic individuals.

References

1. ^ Pittman M (June 1953). "A classification of the hemolytic bacteria of the genus Haemophilus: Haemophilus haemolyticus Bergey et al. and Haemophilus parahaemolyticus nov spec". Journal of Bacteriology. 65 (6): 750–751. doi:10.1128/jb.65.6.750-751.1953. PMC 169612. PMID 13069455.
2. Nielsen R, Mandrup M (November 1977). "Pleuropneumonia in swine caused by Haemophilus parahaemolyticus. A study of the epidemiology of the infection". Nordisk Veterinaermedicin. 29 (11): 465–473. PMID 593808.
3. Davidson JN, King JM (October 1980). "An outbreak of Haemophilus parahaemolyticus pneumonia in growing pigs". The Cornell Veterinarian. 70 (4): 360–364. PMID 7460570.
4. Sullivan A, Törnblom H, Lindberg G, Hammarlund B, Palmgren AC, Einarsson C, Nord CE (February 2003). "The micro-flora of the small bowel in health and disease". Anaerobe. 9 (1): 11–14. doi:10.1016/S1075-9964(03)00060-X. PMID 16887682.

External links

Type strain of Haemophilus parahaemolyticus at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

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