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| + | *Human meningitis, septicaemia, bronchopneumonia, conjunctivitis, epiglottitis, and otitis[[Category:Haemophilus_species]] |
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− | |name =''Haemophilus influenzae''
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− | |phylum =Proteobacteria
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− | |class =Gamma Proteobacteria
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− | |order =Pasteurellales
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− | |family =Pasteurellaceae
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− | |genus =[[:Category:Haemophilus species|Haemophilus]]
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− | |species =''H.influenzae''
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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>]]
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− | ''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.
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− | Most strains of ''H.influenzae'' are opportunistic pathogens. ''Haemophilus influenzae'' can cause; Human meningitis, septicaemia, bronchopneumonia, conjunctivitis, epiglottitis, and [[Otitis Externa - Cat and Dog|otitis]]
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− | |literature search = [http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?q=title%3A%28%22Haemophilus+influenzae%22%29+OR+title%3A%28%22Bacillus+influenzae%22%29 ''Haemophilus influenzae'' publications]
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− | ==References==
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− | Ryan KJ; Ray CG (editors) (2004). Sherris Medical Microbiology (4th ed.). McGraw Hill.
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