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Infections due to Haemophilus Species other than H Influenzae

Infections due to Haemophilus Species other than H Influenzae The 8th edition of Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology (14) includes 14 species in the genus Haemophilus with an additional 5 species incertae sedis. Ten of these species other than Haemophilus injluenzae have been associated with human infections and this review covers selected clini­ cal and microbiological aspects related to these species. One species listed 0066-4227/82/1001-0199$02.00 ALBRITTON under the name Haemophilus vaginalis was considered not to belong in the genus Haemophilus. Recent studies support inclusion of this organism in a separate genus, Gardnerella, and it is not discussed in this review (103). MICROBIOLOGY The genus Haemophilus was created by the American Committee on Clas­ sification and Nomenclature in 1920 to include a number of hemophilic organisms (140). Presently, however, the genus is restricted to gram-nega­ tive, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria requiring hemin or certain other porphyrins (X-factor) and/or nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) or certain definable coenzyme-like substances (V-factor) (142). The type species, H. in./luenzae, however, was isolated and described by Pfeiffer in 1892 in association with a clinical syndrome, and it was originally re­ garded to be the etiologic agent of influenza (102). Although the etiologic agent of acute contagious conjunctivitis (H. aegyptius) had been described by Koch http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Annual Review of Microbiology Annual Reviews

Infections due to Haemophilus Species other than H Influenzae

Albritton, W L
Annual Review of Microbiology , Volume 36 (1) – Oct 1, 1982
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Copyright 1982 Annual Reviews. All rights reserved
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Abstract

The 8th edition of Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology (14) includes 14 species in the genus Haemophilus with an additional 5 species incertae sedis. Ten of these species other than Haemophilus injluenzae have been associated with human infections and this review covers selected clini­ cal and microbiological aspects related to these species. One species listed 0066-4227/82/1001-0199$02.00 ALBRITTON under the name Haemophilus vaginalis was considered not to belong in the genus Haemophilus. Recent studies support inclusion of this organism in a separate genus, Gardnerella, and it is not discussed in this review (103). MICROBIOLOGY The genus Haemophilus was created by the American Committee on Clas­ sification and Nomenclature in 1920 to include a number of hemophilic organisms (140). Presently, however, the genus is restricted to gram-nega­ tive, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria requiring hemin or certain other porphyrins (X-factor) and/or nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) or certain definable coenzyme-like substances (V-factor) (142). The type species, H. in./luenzae, however, was isolated and described by Pfeiffer in 1892 in association with a clinical syndrome, and it was originally re­ garded to be the etiologic agent of influenza (102). Although the etiologic agent of acute contagious conjunctivitis (H. aegyptius) had been described by Koch

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Annual Review of Microbiology – Annual Reviews

Published: Oct 1, 1982

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