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Neisseria bacilliformis sp. nov. isolated from human infections.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Feb 2006
Han Xiang Y, Hong Tao, Falsen Enevold
Abstract excerpt
Most Neisseria species are gram-negative cocci or diplococci; currently, N. elongata is the only species of human origin with a bacillary morphology. Here, we report isolation and characterization of eight strains of another bacillary Neisseria species from human infections. The organisms caused or contributed to either oral cavity-related or respiratory tract infections, and two strains were isolated from blood...
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