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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
See detailed strain information at
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 = "+". — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "P650 = v". — 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 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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