title: Isolation and characterization of a Neisseria strain from the liver of a Chinese Peking duck.
abstract: A Neisseria strain, Neisseria sp. AH-N10, was isolated from liver of a Chinese Peking duck and characterized using a number of phenotypic and genotypic approaches. Based on scanning electron microscopy examination, the isolated strain has the typical structure of Neisseria species. Sequence comparison of 16S rRNA gene and phylogenetic analysis suggest that Neisseria sp. AH-N10 is closely related to Neisseria canis, which was previously isolated from a human dog bite wound. Animal infection experiments demonstrated that the isolated Neisseria sp. AH-N10 is pathogenic in ducks and mice. The pathogenicity to humans and evolutional origin of this Neisseria strain should be further investigated.
authors.affiliation: College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
authors.forename: Hanqing
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 200241, China.
authors.forename: Zongyan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
authors.forename: Xiaoxu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
authors.forename: Ning
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
authors.forename: Jianzhong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.affiliation: College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
authors.forename: Pei
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China. Electronic address: wangguijun@ahau.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Guijun
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 200241, China. Electronic address: liugq@shvri.ac.cn.
authors.forename: Guangqing
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D004372:Ducks; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000382:microbiology; D051379:Mice; D009343:Neisseria / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D016870:Neisseriaceae Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000662:veterinary*; D010802:Phylogeny; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
keywords: 16s RNA; Clinical; Neisseria anas; Outbreak; Scanning electron microscopy