Kingella

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
Kingella kingae in sheep blood agar
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
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

References
  1. Parte, A. C. "Genus Kingella". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. Sharara, Sima L.; Tayyar, Ralph; Kanafani, Zeina A.; Kanj, Souha S. (2 June 2016). "HACEK endocarditis: a review". Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy. 14 (6): 539–545. doi:10.1080/14787210.2016.1184085. PMID 27124204.


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