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Species Neisseria elongata
Name: Neisseria elongata Bøvre and Holten 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: e.lon.ga’ta. L. fem. part. adj. elongata, prolonged, elongated
Type strain: ATCC 25295; CCUG 2043; CCUG 2130; CCUG 2130 A; CIP 72.27; DSM 17712; LMG 5124; NCTC 10660
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ247252
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Bovre K, Holten E. Neisseria elongata sp.nov., a rod-shaped member of the genus Neisseria. Re-evaluation of cell shape as a criterion in classification. J Gen Microbiol 1970; 60:67-75. 
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.02074 (N = 7).
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 86 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 3
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 3
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Neisseria elongata subsp. elongata (Bøvre and Holten 1970) Henriksen and Holten 1976 (Approved Lists 1980) validly published under the ICNP correct name Neisseria elongata subsp. glycolytica Henriksen and Holten 1976 (Approved Lists 1980) validly published under the ICNP correct name Neisseria elongata subsp. nitroreducens Grant et al. 1991 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Neisseria Trevisan 1885 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Bovre K, Holten E. Neisseria elongata sp.nov., a rod-shaped member of the genus Neisseria. Re-evaluation of cell shape as a criterion in classification. J Gen Microbiol 1970; 60:67-75.
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Record number: 784464
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