Bacterium
hemophilus
Subclass of:
Pasteurellaceae
Etymology:
Greek haima = blood + philos = liking
Definitions related to hemophilus:
  • (haemophilus) Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Haemophilus genus level.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (haemophilus) A genus of Gram-negative, pleomorphic, coccobacilli bacteria belonging to the Proteobacteria phylum.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (haemophilus) A genus of PASTEURELLACEAE that consists of several species occurring in animals and humans. Its organisms are described as gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, coccobacillus or rod-shaped, and nonmotile.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (haemophilus) Genus of Pasteurellaceae that consists of several species occurring in animals and humans; organisms are described as gram negative, facultatively anaerobic, coccobacillus or rod shaped, and nonmotile.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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