title: 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.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorium voor Microbiologie, Universiteit Gent, Gent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vandamme
authors.affiliation: National Collection of Type Cultures, HPA Centre for Infections, Colindale, London, UK.
authors.forename: Barry
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Holmes
authors.affiliation: Hebrew University Medical School, Ein Karem, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: Hervé
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bercovier
authors.affiliation: Laboratorium voor Microbiologie, Universiteit Gent, Gent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Coenye
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S