Biology:Kingella
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Short description: Genus of bacteria
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| Genus: | Kingella Henriksen and Bøvre 1976
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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]
Species
As of 2021, five species belong to the genus:[1]
- Kingella denitrificans Snell & Lapage 1976
- Kingella kingae (Henriksen & Bøvre 1968) Henriksen & Bøvre 1976
- Kingella negevensis El Houmami et al. 2017
- Kingella oralis corrig. Dewhirst et al. 1993
- Kingella potus Lawson et al. 2005
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Parte, A. C.. "Genus Kingella". https://lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/kingella.
- ↑ Sharara, Sima L.; Tayyar, Ralph; Kanafani, Zeina A.; Kanj, Souha S. (2 June 2016). "HACEK endocarditis: a review". Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy 14 (6): 539–545. doi:10.1080/14787210.2016.1184085. PMID 27124204.
Wikidata ☰ Q20051818 entry
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