Kingella
Kingella is a genus of bacteria of the family Neisseriaceae. It belongs to the HACEK group of fastidious Gram-negative bacteria that tend to cause endocarditis. Kingella kingae is its type species.
Species
As of 2021, five species belong to the genus:- Kingella denitrificans Snell & Lapage 1976
- Kingella kingae Henriksen & Bøvre 1976
- Kingella negevensis El Houmami et al. 2017
- Kingella oralis corrig. Dewhirst et al. 1993
- Kingella potus Lawson et al. 2005