Cardiobacterium

Cardiobacterium
Cardiobacterium hominis on blood agar plate
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Family: Cardiobacteriaceae
Genus: Cardiobacterium
Slotnick & Dougherty, 1964
Type species
Cardiobacterium hominis
Slotnick & Dougherty, 1964
Species

Cardiobacterium is a genus of bacteria in the family Cardiobacteriaceae. These Gram-negative bacillus (rod-shaped) bacteria are commonly grouped with other bacteria into the HACEK group.