Haemophilus 嗜血杆菌属
(重定向自Hemophilus)
Not to be confused with Haemophilia
H. aegyptius
H. aphrophilus
H. avium
H. ducreyi
H. felis
H. haemolyticus
H. influenzae
H. parainfluenzae
H. paracuniculus
H. parahaemolyticus
H. pittmaniae
Haemophilus segnis
H. somnus
etc.
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 occasionally assume. The genus includes commensal organisms along with some significant pathogenic species such as H. influenzae—a cause of sepsis and bacterial meningitis in young children—and H. ducreyi, the causative agent of chancroid. All members are either aerobic or facultatively anaerobic.