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

Gender: 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

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 = "+".

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