The hacek group of bacteria

HACEK GROUP;

Haemophilus species: parainfluenzae, aphrophilus, paraphrophilus

Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans
Cardiobacterium hominis
Eikenella corrodens
Kingella kingae

These are group of fastidious, slow growing bacteria which normally reside in the oral cavity and are known to cause severe infections and endocarditis in particular.