A NEW SPECIES OF NEISSERIA FROM IGUANID LIZARDS, NEISSERIA-IGUANAE SP-NOV

Authors
BARRETT SJ SCHLATER LK MONTALI RJ SNEATH PHA
Citation
Sj. Barrett et al., A NEW SPECIES OF NEISSERIA FROM IGUANID LIZARDS, NEISSERIA-IGUANAE SP-NOV, Letters in applied microbiology, 18(4), 1994, pp. 200-202
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,"Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Letters in applied microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02668254
Volume
18
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
200 - 202
Database
ISI
SICI code
0266-8254(1994)18:4<200:ANSONF>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
A new species of the genus Neisseria is proposed, Neisseria iguanae sp . nov. The organism is associated with septic lesions in the common ig uana (Iguana iguana) and the rhinoceros iguana (Cyclura cornuta) but i s also a commensal. It resembles N. animalis and N. canis phenotypical ly but is distinguished from these by exhibiting pronounced tetrad arr angement and alpha haemolysis and by fermenting gluconate.