Hathewaya histolytica
| Hathewaya histolytica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Clostridia |
| Order: | Eubacteriales |
| Family: | Clostridiaceae |
| Genus: | Hathewaya |
| Species: | H. histolytica |
| Binomial name | |
| Hathewaya histolytica (Weinberg and Séguin 1916) Lawson and Rainey 2016 | |
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Hathewaya histolytica (formerly Clostridium histolyticum) is a species of bacteria found in feces and the soil. It is a motile, gram-positive, aerotolerant anaerobe. H. histolytica is pathogenic in many species, including guinea pigs, mice, and rabbits, and humans. H. histolytica has been shown to cause gas gangrene, often in association with other bacteria species.