A new species of Neisseria from iguanid lizards, Neisseria iguanae sp. nov. |
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| Authors: | S.J. Barrett Linda K. Schlater R.J. Montali P.H.A. Sneath |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Microbiology, Leicester University, Leicester, UK;National Veterinary Services Laboratories, Veterinary Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA, Ames, IA, USA;Department of Pathology, National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA |
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| Abstract: | A new species of the genus Neisseria is proposed, Neisseria iguanae sp. nov. The organism is associated with septic lesions in the common iguana ( Iguana iguana ) and the rhinoceros iguana ( Cyclura cornuta ) but is also a commensal. It resembles N. animalis and N. canis phenotypically but is distinguished from these by exhibiting pronounced tetrad arrangement and alpha haemolysis and by fermenting gluconate. |
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