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Species Neisseria polysaccharea

Classification: 

Bacteria Pseudomonadati Pseudomonadota Betaproteobacteria Neisseriales Neisseriaceae Neisseria Neisseria polysaccharea

Name: Neisseria polysaccharea Riou and Guibourdenche 1987

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: po.ly.sac.cha.re’a. Gr. adv. poly, many; Gr. neut. n. sakchar, sugar; L. fem. adj. suff. -ea, suffix denoting made of or belonging to; N.L. fem. adj. polysaccharea, with many saccharides

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ne͡is-SE-ri-a po-ly-sak-kha-RE-a, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 43768; CCUG 18030; CIP 100.113; NCTC 11858

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16S rRNA gene: AJ239289 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Riou JY, Guibourdenche M. Neisseria polysaccharea sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:163-165.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

  • Notes:
    • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.07266 (N = 10).
    • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — 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 89 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 species itself.
    • 🧍 Neisseria polysaccharea Riou and Guibourdenche 1987 was previously known as "Neisseria polysacchareae" Riou et al. 1983. Publication: Riou JY, Guibourdenche M, Popoff MY. A new taxon in the genus Neisseria. Ann Microbiol (Paris) 1983; 134B:257-267.

Parent taxon: Neisseria Trevisan 1885 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Riou JY, Guibourdenche M. Neisseria polysaccharea sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:163-165.

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Record number: 784470

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