Neisseria subflava is a common inhabitant found in the human upper respiratory tract. It is a gram-negative diplococcus. It produces a positive result of blue when put through the oxidase test. It is considered non-pathogenic, although in rare case it can be the causative agent of postoperative meningitis (after a neurological surgery), which is called surgical site infection (SSI).[1]
Neisseria subflava | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
Order: | Neisseriales |
Family: | Neisseriaceae |
Genus: | Neisseria |
Species: | N. subflava
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Binomial name | |
Neisseria subflava (Flügge, 1886) Trevisan, 1889
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References
edit- ^ Daisuke Wakui; Goro Nagashima; Yoshinobu Otsuka; Tatsuo Takada; Toshihiro Ueda; Yu-ichiro Tanaka; Takuo Hashimoto (2012). "A case of meningitis due to Neisseria subflava after ventriculostomy". Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy. 18 (1): 115–118. doi:10.1007/s10156-011-0299-x. PMID 21894453.
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