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Species Neisseria lactamicus
Name: Neisseria lactamicus Hollis et al. 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … lakt-a-MI-kus, feminine
Type strain: ATCC 23970; CCUG 5853; CIP 72.17; DSM 4691; NCTC 10617
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ239286
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Hollis DG, Wiggins GL, Weaver RE. Neisseria lactamicus sp. n., a lactose-fermenting species resembling Neisseria meningitidis. Appl Microbiol 1969; 17:71-77. 
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling
Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Neisseria lactamica corrig. Hollis et al. 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Neisseria lactamica corrig. Hollis et al. 1969 (Approved Lists 1980) corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — 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 9 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Neisseria meningitidis (Albrecht and Ghon 1901) Murray 1929 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Murray EGD. The meningococcus. Medical Research Council (Great Britain) Special Report Series 1929; 124:7-142.
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
- 🙅 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 species itself.
Parent taxon: Neisseria Trevisan 1885 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Hollis DG, Wiggins GL, Weaver RE. Neisseria lactamicus sp. n., a lactose-fermenting species resembling Neisseria meningitidis. Appl Microbiol 1969; 17:71-77.
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Record number: 3155
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