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Kingella
Genus of bacteria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kingella is a genus of bacteria of the family Neisseriaceae.[1] It belongs to the HACEK group of fastidious Gram-negative bacteria that tend to cause endocarditis.[2] Kingella kingae is its type species.[1]
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Kingella kingae in sheep blood agar | |
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Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
Order: | Neisseriales |
Family: | Neisseriaceae |
Genus: | Kingella Henriksen and Bøvre 1976 |
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