Kingdom : Bacteria
Phylum : Proteobacteria
Class : Gammaproteobacteria
Order : Pasteurellales
Family : Pasteurellaceae
Genus : Haemophilus ( Gram-negative, pleomorphic, coccobacilli bacteria )
Haemophilus Winslow et al. 1917, genus. (Type genus of the tribe ¤Haemophileae Castellani and Chalmers 1919 [Approved Lists 1980]).
Type species: Haemophilus influenzae (Lehmann and Neumann 1896) Winslow et al. 1917 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: Gr. n. haima (Latin transliteration haema), blood; N.L. masc. adj. philus (from Gr. masc. adj. philos), friend, loving; N.L. masc. n. Haemophilus, blood-lover.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online – Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication:WINSLOW (C.E.A.), BROADHURST (J.), BUCHANAN (R.E.), KRUMWIEDE Jr. (C.), ROGERS (L.A.) and SMITH (G.H.): The families and the genera of the bacteria. Preliminary report of the Committee of the Society of American Bacteriologists on characterization and classification of bacterial types. Journal of Bacteriology, 1917, 2, 505-566.
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