title: 'Neisseria skkuensis' sp. nov., isolated from the blood of a diabetic patient with a foot ulcer.
abstract: A Gram-negative bacterium was isolated from the blood of a patient with diabetes mellitus. However, it could not be identified by conventional microbiological methods, and so was characterized by phenotypic and genotypic analyses. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed that the strain belonged to the genus Neisseria. Based on the phenotypic and genotypic characteristics, we propose that strain SMC-A9199(T) (=KCTC 22696(T)=JCM 16127(T)) should be classified as a novel species, 'Neisseria skkuensis' sp. nov. The patient was further treated with amoxicillin-clavulanate and ciprofloxacin for 3 weeks.
authors.affiliation: Asian-Pacific Research Foundation for Infectious Diseases (ARFID), Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Mi Young
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Eu Gene
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Ji Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hae Suk
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Cheong
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Doo Ryeon
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Kyong Ran
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Peck
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.|Asian-Pacific Research Foundation for Infectious Diseases (ARFID), Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jae-Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.|Asian-Pacific Research Foundation for Infectious Diseases (ARFID), Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Kwan Soo
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Ko
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000382:microbiology*; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009343:Neisseria / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D010802:Phylogeny
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents