Open Access‘Neisseria skkuensis’ sp. nov., isolated from the blood of a diabetic patient with a foot ulcer
Author(s) -
Mi-Young Lee,
Eu Gene Park,
Ji Young Choi,
Hae Suk Cheong,
Doo Ryeon Chung,
Kyong Ran Peck,
JaeHoon Song,
Kwan Soo Ko
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1473-5644
pISSN - 0022-2615
DOI - 10.1099/jmm.0.018150-0
Subject(s) - neisseria , microbiology and biotechnology , 16s ribosomal rna , genotype , ciprofloxacin , biology , amoxicillin , strain (injury) , bacteria , gene , antibiotics , genetics , anatomy
A Gram-negative bacterium was isolated from the blood of a patient with diabetes mellitus. However, it could not be identified by conventional microbiological methods, and so was characterized by phenotypic and genotypic analyses. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed that the strain belonged to the genus Neisseria. Based on the phenotypic and genotypic characteristics, we propose that strain SMC-A9199(T) (=KCTC 22696(T)=JCM 16127(T)) should be classified as a novel species, 'Neisseria skkuensis' sp. nov. The patient was further treated with amoxicillin-clavulanate and ciprofloxacin for 3 weeks.
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