Neisseriaceae

Summary

The Neisseriaceae are a family[2] of Pseudomonadota, within the Neisseriales order of Betaproteobacteria. While many organisms in the family are mammalian commensals or part of the normal flora, the genus Neisseria includes two important human pathogens, specifically those responsible for gonorrhea (caused by N. gonorrhoeae) and many cases of meningitis ("meningococcal meningitis", caused by N. meningitidis). As a group, the Neisseriaceae are strictly aerobic and Gram-negative, occur mainly in pairs (diplococci), and typically do not have flagella.

Neisseriaceae
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Betaproteobacteria
Order: NeisserialesTønjum 2006 Family: NeisseriaceaePrévot 1933 Genera Alysiella
Aquaphilus[1]
Bergeriella
Aquaspirillum
Chromobacterium
Eikenella
Formivibrio
Iodobacter
Kingella
Laribacter
Microvirgula
Neisseria
Prolinoborus
Simonsiella
Vitreoscilla
Vogesella

References edit

  1. ^ "Aquaphilus". www.uniprot.org.
  2. ^ Neisseriaceae at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
  • Bacteria of Medical Importance in Todar's Online Textbook of Bacteriology.
  • Madigan, Michael; Martinko, John, eds. (2005). Brock Biology of Microorganisms (11th ed.). Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-144329-1.
  • Ryan KJ; Ray CG, eds. (2004). Sherris Medical Microbiology (4th ed.). McGraw Hill. ISBN 0-8385-8529-9.