Article
A new taxon in the genus Neisseria.
Annales de microbiologie - 1 Jan 2000
Riou J Y, Guibourdenche M, Popoff M Y
Abstract excerpt
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...
Topics
- Genotype
- Neisseria
- Phenotype