Species Neisseria lactamica
Name: Neisseria lactamica corrig. Hollis et al. 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: lac.ta.mi.ca. L. neut. n. lac (gen. lactis), milk; L. masc. adj. amicus, loving, friendly; N.L. fem. adj. lactamica, intended to mean fond of lactose
Type strain: ATCC 23970; CCUG 5853; CIP 72.17; DSM 4691; NCTC 10617
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ239286
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Hollis DG, Wiggins GL, Weaver RE. Neisseria lactamicus sp. n., a lactose-fermenting species resembling Neisseria meningitidis. Appl Microbiol 1969; 17:71-77. 
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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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Neisseria lactamicus Hollis et al. 1969 (Approved Lists 1980) other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.06337 (N = 11).
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+".
- 🎓 Name mentioned 234 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.
Parent taxon: Neisseria Trevisan 1885 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Hollis DG, Wiggins GL, Weaver RE. Neisseria lactamicus sp. n., a lactose-fermenting species resembling Neisseria meningitidis. Appl Microbiol 1969; 17:71-77.
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Record number: 778633
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