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Pasteurellaceae




  Name Pasteurellaceae
  Regnum Bacteria
  Phylum Proteobacteria
  Classis Gamma Proteobacteria
  Ordo '''Pasteurellales'''
  Familia '''Pasteurellaceae'''
  Familia Authority Castellani &amp Chalmers, 1919
  Subdivision Ranks Genera


The Pasteurellaceae are a family of Proteobacteria , given their own order. They include several pathogens of vertebrates, most notably '' Haemophilus Influenzae ''. This species causes several diseases in humans (though not the Flu , as was originally thought) and was the first organism to have its Genome sequenced.

Like other Proteobacteria, the Pasteurellaceae have Gram-negative stains. They are typically rod-shaped, and are a notable group of Facultative Anaerobe s. They can distinguished from the related Enterobacteriaceae by the presence of Oxidase , and from most other similar bacteria by the absence of Flagella .


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