Haemophilus pittmaniae

Haemophilus pittmaniae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Eubacteria
Phylum:	Proteobacteria
Class:	Gammaproteobacteria
Order:	Pasteurellales
Family:	Pasteurellaceae
Genus:	Haemophilus
Species:	H. pittmaniae
Binomial name
	Haemophilus pittmaniae; Nørskov-Lauritsen et al. 2005

Haemophilus pittmaniae is a Gram-negative species of bacterium belonging to the Pasteurellaceae family. Strains of this species were originally isolated from humans.[1] The species may be associated with respiratory infections in individuals with lung disease.[2]

References

Norskov-Lauritsen, N. (1 January 2005). "Multilocus sequence phylogenetic study of the genus Haemophilus with description of Haemophilus pittmaniae sp. nov". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 55 (1): 449–456. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.63325-0. PMID 15653917.
Boucher, Mathilde; Bedotto, Marielle; Couderc, Carine; Gomez, Carine; Reynaud-Gaubert, Martine; Drancourt, Michel. "Haemophilus pittmaniae respiratory infection in a patient with siderosis: a case report". Journal of Medical Case Reports. 6 (1): 120. doi:10.1186/1752-1947-6-120. PMC 3441422.

External links

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

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[1] Norskov-Lauritsen, N. (1 January 2005). "Multilocus sequence phylogenetic study of the genus Haemophilus with description of Haemophilus pittmaniae sp. nov". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 55 (1): 449–456. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.63325-0. PMID 15653917.

[2] Boucher, Mathilde; Bedotto, Marielle; Couderc, Carine; Gomez, Carine; Reynaud-Gaubert, Martine; Drancourt, Michel. "Haemophilus pittmaniae respiratory infection in a patient with siderosis: a case report". Journal of Medical Case Reports. 6 (1): 120. doi:10.1186/1752-1947-6-120. PMC 3441422.