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Species Neisseria iguanae
Name: Neisseria iguanae Barrett et al. 1994
Etymology: i.gu.a’nae. N.L. gen. fem. n. iguanae, of the iguana lizard
Type strain: ATCC 51483; NVSL 85737
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
GU233442
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Barrett SJ, Schlater LK, Montali RJ, Sneath PHA. A new species of Neisseria from iguanid lizards, Neisseria iguanae sp. nov. Lett. Appl. Microbiol. 1994; 18:200-202. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 51. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:852.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.02740 (N = 7).
- 😷 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 Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "PV". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t". — 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 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 risk group of the species itself.
Parent taxon: Neisseria Trevisan 1885 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Barrett SJ, Schlater LK, Montali RJ, Sneath PHA. A new species of Neisseria from iguanid lizards, Neisseria iguanae sp. nov. Lett. Appl. Microbiol. 1994; 18:200-202.
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Record number: 784467
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