Haemophilus haemolyticus
Positive results for nitrates reduction, oxidase, alkaline phosphatase, catalase, H2S production, urease, acid production from: D(+)
glucose, maltose, D(-) fructose (weak), and D(+) galactose.

Negative results for arginine dehydrolase, lysine decarboxylase, ornithine decarboxylase, alpha-glucosidase, ONPG, acid production
from: glycerol, xylitol, L(+) arabinose, dulcitol, meso-inositol, mannitol, D(-) sorbitol, D(+) mannose, L(+) rhamnose, L(-) sorbose,
cellobiose, lactose, D(+) melibiose, sucrose (saccharose), trehalose, raffinose, inulin, esculin, and salicin.

Variable results for indole production, gas production from D(+) glucose, and acid production from D(+) xylose.
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Phylum Proteobacteria, Class Gammaproteobacteria, Order Pasteurellales, Family Pasteurellaceae, Genus Haemophilus,
Haemophilus  haemolyticus   
Bergey, Harrison, Breed, Hammer and Huntoon 1923.
Historical synonyms: "Bacillus X", Pritchett and Stillman 1919.
Gram-negative coccobacilli or rods, filamentous forms, non-capsulated.
Colonies on chocolate agar are smooth, convex, translucent, grayish, 0.5-1.5 mm in
diameter after 24 hours. Beta-hemolysis, lost after subcultivation.
Aerobic, facultatively anaerobic, require X-factor and  V-factor for growth. CO
2 is not
required. Growth on MacConkey agar is negative.
Nasopharynx of the healthy humans and in subgingival dental plaque
None.
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