Species ***Neisseria* *dentiae***

Name: Neisseria dentiae Sneath and Barrett 1997

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: den’ti.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. dentiae, of (Dr.) Dent, named for Vija E. Dent (Mrs. Pratley) in recognition of her pioneering work on neisserias from dental plaque

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ne͡is-SE-ri-a DEN-ti-a͡e, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 700276; CIP 106968; Dent SHI/3848; DSM 19151; V33

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF487709 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Sneath PH, Barrett SJ. A new species of Neisseria from the dental plaque of the domestic cow, Neisseria dentiae sp. nov. Lett Appl Microbiol 1996; 23:355-358.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 62. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:915-916.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

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. — 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 3 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 genus.
- 🧍 In the effective publication, the type strain is SH1/3848 (not SHI/3848). 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: Sneath PH, Barrett SJ. A new species of Neisseria from the dental plaque of the domestic cow, Neisseria dentiae sp. nov. Lett Appl Microbiol 1996; 23:355-358.

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Species Neisseria dentiae

Species ***Neisseria* *dentiae***