Name: Neisseria elongata subsp. glycolytica Henriksen and Holten 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: gly.co.ly’ti.ca. Gr. masc. adj. glykys, sweet; N.L. adj. lyticus -a -um, able to loose, able to dissolve; from Gr. adj. lytikos -ê -on, able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. fem. adj. glycolytica, meant to indicate an ability to attack glucose

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … gly-ko-LY-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 29315; CCUG 6508; CCUG 6508 A; CIP 82.85; DSM 23337; NCTC 11050

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ247253 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Henriksen SD, Holten E. Neisseria elongata subsp. glycolytica subsp. nov. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1976; 26:478-481.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — 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, note = "PIIC". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this subspecies. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.

Parent taxon: Neisseria elongata Bøvre and Holten 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Henriksen SD, Holten E. Neisseria elongata subsp. glycolytica subsp. nov. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1976; 26:478-481.

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Record number: 784465