Species ***Neisseria* *animaloris***

Name: Neisseria animaloris Vandamme et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.ni.mal.o’ris. L. neut. n. animal, an animal; L. neut. n. os (gen. oris), the mouth; N.L. gen. neut. n. animaloris, of an animal's mouth

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ne͡is-SE-ri-a a-ni-mal-O-ris, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 29858; CDC D8251; CL 191/78; DSM 21642; LMG 23011; NCTC 12228

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KY847916 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Vandamme P, Holmes B, Bercovier H, Coenye T. Classification of Centers for Disease Control Group Eugonic Fermenter (EF)-4a and EF-4b as Neisseria animaloris sp. nov. and Neisseria zoodegmatis sp. nov., respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1801-1805. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2509-2510.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Z". — 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 15 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
- 🧍 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 (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
- 🧍 Neisseria animaloris Vandamme et al. 2006 was previously known as Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Group Eugonic Fermenter (EF)-4a. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷

Parent taxon: Neisseria Trevisan 1885 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Vandamme P, Holmes B, Bercovier H, Coenye T. Classification of Centers for Disease Control Group Eugonic Fermenter (EF)-4a and EF-4b as Neisseria animaloris sp. nov. and Neisseria zoodegmatis sp. nov., respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1801-1805. 🇧🇪

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Species Neisseria animaloris

Species ***Neisseria* *animaloris***