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A new species of Neisseria from iguanid lizards, Neisseria iguanae sp. nov.
Author(s) -
Barrett S.J.,
Schlater Linda K.,
Montali R.J.,
Sneath P.H.A.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1994.tb00846.x
Subject(s) - iguana , biology , neisseria , microbiology and biotechnology , neisseria gonorrhoeae , haemolysis , zoology , bacteria , genetics , immunology
A new species of the genus Neisseria is proposed, Neisseria iguanae sp. nov. The organism is associated with septic lesions in the common iguana ( Iguana iguana ) and the rhinoceros iguana ( Cyclura cornuta ) but is also a commensal. It resembles N. animalis and N. canis phenotypically but is distinguished from these by exhibiting pronounced tetrad arrangement and alpha haemolysis and by fermenting gluconate.