Name: Neisseria skkuensis Lee et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: skku.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. skkuensis, of or belonging to SKKU, an acronym of Sungkyunkwan University, where this study was performed

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ne͡is-SE-ri-a skku-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: JCM 16127; KCTC 22696; SMC-A9199

16S rRNA gene: FJ763637 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Lee MY, Park EG, Choi JY, Cheong HS, Chung DR, Peck KR, Song JH, Ko KS. 'Neisseria skkuensis' sp. nov., isolated from the blood of a diabetic patient with a foot ulcer. J Med Microbiol 2010; 59:856-859. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 228. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7052.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Parent taxon: Neisseria Trevisan 1885 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Lee MY, Park EG, Choi JY, Cheong HS, Chung DR, Peck KR, Song JH, Ko KS. 'Neisseria skkuensis' sp. nov., isolated from the blood of a diabetic patient with a foot ulcer. J Med Microbiol 2010; 59:856-859. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 801072

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