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Species Neisseria canis
Name: Neisseria canis Berger 1962 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: ca’nis. L. gen. masc./fem. n. canis, of the dog
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … KA-nis, feminine
Type strain: ATCC 14687; CIP 103347; DSM 18000; H 6; LMG 8383; NCTC 10296
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ247235
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Berger U. Über das Vorkommen von Neisserien bei einigen Tieren. Zeitschrift für Hygiene und Infektionskrankheiten 1962; 148:445-457. 
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 (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "PIIC". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 20 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
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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 (Reading) 2022; 168:0.
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🧍 In the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names, the type strain is incorrectly listed as ATCC 14678.
Publication:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Parent taxon: Neisseria Trevisan 1885 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Berger U. Über das Vorkommen von Neisserien bei einigen Tieren. Zeitschrift für Hygiene und Infektionskrankheiten 1962; 148:445-457.
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Record number: 778627
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