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Species Neisseria sicca
Name: Neisseria sicca (von Lingelsheim 1908) Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)
Basonym: "Diplococcus siccus" von Lingelsheim 1908
Etymology: sic’ca. L. fem. adj. sicca, dry
Type strain: ATCC 29256; CCUG 23929; CCUG 24959; CIP 103345; DSM 17713; LMG 5290; NRL 30,016
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ247248
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication: Bergey DH, Harrison FC, Breed RS, Hammer BW, Huntoon FM. Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 1st ed. The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1923.
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 "Diplococcus siccus" von Lingelsheim 1908 homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.07279 (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, note = "TA". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "TA". — 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 133 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: Bergey DH, Harrison FC, Breed RS, Hammer BW, Huntoon FM. Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 1st ed. The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1923.
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Record number: 778638
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