Species Neisseria denitrificans

Classification:

Bacteria Pseudomonadati Pseudomonadota Betaproteobacteria Neisseriales Neisseriaceae Neisseria Neisseria denitrificans

Name: Neisseria denitrificans Berger 1962 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: de.ni.tri’fi.cans. N.L. fem. part. adj. denitrificans, denitrifying

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ne͡is-SE-ri-a de-ni-TRI-fi-kans, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 14686; CCUG 2155; CIP 72.16; DSM 17675; IAM 14975; JCM 21446; NBRC 102155; NCTC 10295

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB087265 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: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Bergeriella denitrificans (Berger 1962) Xie and Yokota 2005

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Bergeriella denitrificans (Berger 1962) Xie and Yokota 2005	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Neisseria denitrificans is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Neisseria.
- 😷 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. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 8 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

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: 784462

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