Aggregatibacter aphrophilus

**Semantic type:** Bacterium

**Definition:** A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram negative, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria. This bacteria is catalase and urease negative, oxidase variable, does not require X factor and acid is produced from glucose, fructose and mannose. A. aphrophilus is found in human oral flora, oropharyngeal flora and dental plaque, and is a cause of infectious endocarditis.

**Synonyms:** - AGGREGATIBACTER APHROPHILUS - Beta-Lactamase Negative Haemophilus paraphrophilus - CDC Group HB-2 - Haemophilus aphrophilus - Haemophilus aphrophilus - Haemophilus paraphrophilus - Haemophilus paraphrophilus