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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-1-7
pubmed:abstractText
Among 3,520 strains of Neisseria and Branhamella received in the laboratory during the last seven years, 13 could not be speciated. These 13 strains (Neisseria sp. group) were isolated from the throats of healthy children in Europe and Africa. The Neisseria sp. group oxidized glucose and maltose similarly to N. meningitidis. The observation of polysaccharide synthesis prompted the authors to examine the genomic relationship between the Neisseria sp. group and the type strains of all species of Neisseria and Branhamella. Additional phenotypic characteristics were also examined. Results indicated that the 13 strains in this study belong to the genus Neisseria, in which they constitute one homogenous hybridization group. They belong to the same genospecies as N. gonorrhoeae, N. meningitidis, N. flavescens and N. lactamica. However, they differ from N. meningitidis in production of polysaccharides, growth requirements and the lack of gamma-glutamyl transferase activity.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0300-5410
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
134B
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
257-67
pubmed:dateRevised
2000-12-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
A new taxon in the genus Neisseria.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article