Haemophilus paraphrophilus
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Haemophilus paraphrophilus is a species of Haemophilus
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It is one of the HACEK organism
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Haemophilus
Not to be confused with Haemophilia.Haemophilus is a genus of Gram-negative, pleomorphic, coccobacilli bacteria belonging to the Pasteurellaceae family. While Haemophilus bacteria are typically small coccobacilli, they are categorized as pleomorphic bacteria because of the wide range of shapes they...
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It is one of the HACEK organism
HACEK organism
A HACEK organism is one of a set of slow-growing Gram negative bacteria that form a normal part of the human flora.They are a frequent cause of endocarditis in children.-Organisms:The name is formed from their initials:...
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