Haemophilus

Nathan A. Ledeboer; Gary V. Doern

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Chapter 36 : Haemophilus

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Citation: Ledeboer N, Doern G. 2015. Haemophilus, p 667-684. In Jorgensen J, Pfaller M, Carroll K, Funke G, Landry M, Richter S, Warnock D (ed), Manual of Clinical Microbiology, Eleventh Edition. ASM Press, Washington, DC. doi: 10.1128/9781555817381.ch36

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Electron micrographs depicting an encapsulated type b strain (left) and a nonencapsulated, nontypeable strain (right) of Haemophilus influenzae. doi:10.1128/9781555817381.ch36.f1

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Electron micrographs depicting an encapsulated type b strain (left) and a nonencapsulated, nontypeable strain (right) of Haemophilus influenzae. doi:10.1128/9781555817381.ch36.f1

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Gram stain of Haemophilus influenzae present in CSF. doi:10.1128/9781555817381.ch36.f2

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Gram stain of Haemophilus influenzae present in CSF. doi:10.1128/9781555817381.ch36.f2

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Colony morphologies of type b encapsulated (left) and nonencapsulated (right) strains of Haemophilus influenzae when propagated on enriched chocolate agar. doi:10.1128/9781555817381.ch36.f3

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Colony morphologies of type b encapsulated (left) and nonencapsulated (right) strains of Haemophilus influenzae when propagated on enriched chocolate agar. doi:10.1128/9781555817381.ch36.f3

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Colony morphologies of type b encapsulated (left and right) and nonencapsulated (center) strains of Haemophilus influenzae when propagated on Levinthal agar. Note the conspicuous iridescence apparent with the encapsulated strain. doi:10.1128/9781555817381.ch36.f4

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Colony growth from an expectorated-sputum specimen containing Haemophilus influenzae from a patient with cystic fibrosis propagated on enriched chocolate agar (left) and enriched chocolate agar containing bacitracin, clindamycin, and vancomycin (right). doi:10.1128/9781555817381.ch36.f5

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Satellite phenomenon observed when Haemophilus influenzae is propagated next to a streak of Staphylococcus aureus on a 5% sheep blood agar plate. doi:10.1128/9781555817381.ch36.f6

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Satellite phenomenon observed when Haemophilus influenzae is propagated next to a streak of Staphylococcus aureus on a 5% sheep blood agar plate. doi:10.1128/9781555817381.ch36.f6

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Use of X and V factor disks and strips in determining the growth factor requirements of Haemophilus influenzae (left disks) and Haemophilus parainfluenzae (right disks). doi:10.1128/9781555817381.ch36.f7

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Positive (top) and negative (bottom) porphyrin tests. doi:10.1128/9781555817381.ch36.f8

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Positive (top) and negative (bottom) porphyrin tests. doi:10.1128/9781555817381.ch36.f8

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Conventional biochemicals depicting positive and negative reactions for indole, urease, and ornithine decarboxylase production (left to right) by Haemophilus spp. doi:10.1128/9781555817381.ch36.f9

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Conventional biochemicals depicting positive and negative reactions for indole, urease, and ornithine decarboxylase production (left to right) by Haemophilus spp. doi:10.1128/9781555817381.ch36.f9

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Tables

Haemophilus

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TABLE 1

Differential characteristics of Haemophilus species a

TABLE 1

Differential characteristics of Haemophilus species a

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TABLE 2

Biotypes of Haemophilus influenzae and Haemophilus parainfluenzae

TABLE 2

Biotypes of Haemophilus influenzae and Haemophilus parainfluenzae