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Species Neisseria weixii
Name: Neisseria weixii Zhang et al. 2019
Etymology: wei’xi.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. weixii, in honour of Professor Xi Wei, an academician and a famous microbiologist in PR China
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … WE͡I-ksi-i, feminine
Type strain: 10022; CGMCC 1.15732; DSM 103441
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KX088457
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Zhang G, Yang J, Lai XH, Jin D, Pu J, Bai X, Xiong Y, Ren Z, Luo X, Huang Y, et al. Neisseria weixii sp. nov., isolated from rectal contents of Tibetan Plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2305-2311. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3315-3317.
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 0.03556 (N = 6).
- 🎓 Name mentioned 2 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 genus.
Parent taxon: Neisseria Trevisan 1885 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Zhang G, Yang J, Lai XH, Jin D, Pu J, Bai X, Xiong Y, Ren Z, Luo X, Huang Y, et al. Neisseria weixii sp. nov., isolated from rectal contents of Tibetan Plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2305-2311. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 5270
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