Haemophilus parahaemolyticus

**Semantic type:** Bacterium

**Definition:** A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram negative, coccobacilli shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is oxidase and urease positive, catalase negative, porphyrin positive and can grow in culture with V factor alone. H. parahemolyticus is a commensal organism of the oropharyngeal and gastrointestinal tracts and rarely pathogenic in humans.

**Synonyms:** - HAEMOPHILUS PARAHAEMOLYTICUS