Kingella
Genus of bacteria
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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]
| Kingella | |
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| Kingella kingae in sheep blood agar | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Neisseriales |
| Family: | Neisseriaceae |
| Genus: | Kingella Henriksen and Bøvre 1976 |
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
