Classification of Centers for Disease Control Group Eugonic Fermenter (EF)-4a and EF-4b as Neisseria animaloris sp. nov. and Neisseria zoodegmatis sp. nov., respectively.
A polyphasic taxonomic study was performed on isolates classified as Centers for Disease Control Group Eugonic Fermenter (EF)-4a and EF-4b. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis confirmed that group EF-4a and EF-4b belong to the genus Neisseria with Neisseria canis and Neisseria dentiae as the nearest phylogenetic neighbours. DNA-DNA hybridizations and biochemical analyses demonstrated that isolates of group EF-4a and EF-4b represent two novel species within this sublineage of the genus Neisseria. Based on the results of the present study, isolates of group EF-4a and EF-4b are classified as Neisseria animaloris sp. nov. (type strain LMG 23011(T)=NCTC 12228(T)) and Neisseria zoodegmatis sp. nov. (type strain LMG 23012(T)=NCTC 12230(T)), respectively.
Vandamme
Peter
P
Laboratorium voor Microbiologie, Universiteit Gent, Gent, Belgium.
Holmes
Barry
B
National Collection of Type Cultures, HPA Centre for Infections, Colindale, London, UK.
Bercovier
Hervé
H
Hebrew University Medical School, Ein Karem, Jerusalem, Israel.
Coenye
Tom
T
Laboratorium voor Microbiologie, Universiteit Gent, Gent, Belgium.
D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004285:Dogs; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009343:Neisseria / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010802:Phylogeny; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D013045:Species Specificity; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000382:microbiology
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S