Etymology:Gr. fem. n.mêninx (gen. mêningos), meninges, membrane covering the brain; N.L. fem. n. suff.-itis, suffix used for inflammation; N.L. gen. fem. n.meningitidis, of inflammation of the meninges, of meningitis
homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Notes:
🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.16158 (N = 7).
😷 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 = 2, note = "V". — The risk group for France has been imported on 2024-08-30. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "V(1)". — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "P650 = v". — The risk group for United Kingdom has been imported on 2024-01-31. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Vaccine available". — The risk group for United States has been imported on 2024-02-09. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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 8866 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
🧍 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.
🧍 This name was treated in Judicial Opinion 35.Publication:
Judicial Commission. Judicial Opinion No. 35. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1970; 20:13-14.