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[[Category:To_Do_-_Bacteria]]
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| Also known as:
| ''Bacillus influenzae''
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[[File:haemophilus in.jpg|right|thumb|250px|<small><center> Haemophilus influenzae bacteria cultured on a blood agar plate. (MarcoTolo 2006, Wikimedia commons)</center></small>]]
''Haemophilus influenzae'' is a species of the ''[[Haemophilus species - Overview|Haemophilus]]'' genus.
There are unencapsulated and encapsulated strains. Encapsulated strains can be classified by their capsular antigens. There are six types of encapsulated ''Haemophilus influenzae''; a, b, c, d, e, and f.
Most strains of ''H.influenzae'' are opportunistic pathogens.
''Haemophilus influenzae'' can cause; Human meningitis, [[Septicaemia and Enteritis, Bacterial|septicaemia]], bronchopneumonia, conjunctivitis, epiglottitis, and [[Otitis Externa - Small Animal|otitis]]
[[Category:Haemophilus_species]]
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