Haemophilus felis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Kingdom: | Eubacteria |
Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
Order: | Pasteurellales |
Family: | Pasteurellaceae |
Genus: | Haemophilus |
Species: | H. felis |
Binomial name | |
Haemophilus felis Inzana et al., 1999 |
Haemophilus felis is a Gram-negative species of bacterium belonging to the Pasteurellaceae family. A strain of this species was originally isolated from the respiratory tract of a cat with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, though it was also found in healthy cats. The species may be closely related (on the basis of rpoB sequence) to .