| Neisseria canis |
Colonies are smooth, butyrous, with a light yellowish tinge. Some strains may
produce hemolysis on rabbit blood agar. Grows in Brain Heart Infusion Agar/Broth at
37 ºC.
produce hemolysis on rabbit blood agar. Grows in Brain Heart Infusion Agar/Broth at
37 ºC.
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References
Phylum Pseudomonadota (Proteobacteria), Class Betaproteobacteria, Order Neisseriales, Family Neisseriaceae, Genus Neisseria,
Neisseria canis Berger 1962.
Neisseria canis Berger 1962.
Gram-negative cocci, grouped diplo-, rarely in tetrads. Non-motile.
Isolated from oral mucosa of dog, Germany. Also from the throats of cats and a cat-bite wound in human.
Opportunistic pathogen.
- Tone Tonjum, 2005. Order IV. Neisseriales ord. nov. In: Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Second edition, Vol two, part C
The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria, George M. Garrity (Editor-in-Chief), pp 774-863. - Skerman, V.B.D., McGowan, V., and Sneath, P.H.A. (editors). "Approved lists of bacterial names." Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1980) 30:225-
420. - Neisseria canis Berger (ATCC® 14687™) at www.atcc.org
Positive results for catalase, nitrate reduction and oxidase.
Negative results for iodine test, nitrite reduction, gas from nitrite, tributyrin hydrolysis,
acid production from: fructose, glucose, lactose, maltose, mannose and sucrose.
Negative results for iodine test, nitrite reduction, gas from nitrite, tributyrin hydrolysis,
acid production from: fructose, glucose, lactose, maltose, mannose and sucrose.
(c) Costin Stoica
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