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Species Neisseria zoodegmatis
Name: Neisseria zoodegmatis Vandamme et al. 2006
Etymology: zo.o.deg.ma.tis. Gr. neut. n. zôon, an animal; Gr. neut. n. dêgma, a bite; N.L. gen. neut. n. zoodegmatis, of an animal's bite
Type strain: ATCC 29859; CDC D5986; CL 194/78; DSM 21643; LMG 23012; NCTC 12230
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
DQ006843
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Vandamme P, Holmes B, Bercovier H, Coenye T. Classification of Centers for Disease Control Group Eugonic Fermenter (EF)-4a and EF-4b as Neisseria animaloris sp. nov. and Neisseria zoodegmatis sp. nov., respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1801-1805. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2509-2510.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 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 Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Z". — 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 11 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.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
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🧍 Neisseria zoodegmatis Vandamme et al. 2006 was previously known as Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Group Eugonic Fermenter (EF)-4b.
Publication:
Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592.
Parent taxon: Neisseria Trevisan 1885 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Vandamme P, Holmes B, Bercovier H, Coenye T. Classification of Centers for Disease Control Group Eugonic Fermenter (EF)-4a and EF-4b as Neisseria animaloris sp. nov. and Neisseria zoodegmatis sp. nov., respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1801-1805.
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Record number: 785315
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