Neisseria weaveri

Neisseria weaveri is a gram-negative bacterium associated with dog bite wounds. It is rod-shaped and non-motile with type strain M-5.[1]

Neisseria weaveri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Proteobacteria
Class:
Beta Proteobacteria
Order:
Neisseriales
Family:
Neisseriaceae
Genus:
Neisseria
Species:
N. weaveri
Binomial name
Neisseria weaveri
Holmes et al. 1993

The genome sequences of two strains (LMG 5135T and ATCC 51223T) were determined and deposited into GenBank (accession numbers AFWQ00000000 and AFWR00000000), respectively. Each genome was 2.1 Mb in size (excluding gaps) and had a G + C content of 49.0%. The genomic contents of the two N. weaveri strains were very similar, containing 2233 and 2099 predicted coding sequences (CDSs), respectively.[2]

References
  1. Holmes, B.; Costas, M.; On, S. L. W.; Vandamme, P.; Falsen, E.; Kersters, K. (1993). "Neisseria weaveri sp. nov. (formerly CDC Group M-5), from Dog Bite Wounds of Humans". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 43 (4): 687–693. doi:10.1099/00207713-43-4-687. ISSN 0020-7713. PMID 8240951.
  2. Yi, H; Cho, Y. J.; Yoon, S. H.; Park, S. C.; Chun, J (2012). "Comparative genomics of Neisseria weaveri clarifies the taxonomy of this species and identifies genetic determinants that may be associated with virulence". FEMS Microbiology Letters. 328 (2): 100–5. doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.2011.02485.x. PMID 22188430.

Further reading
  • Carlson, P; Kontiainen, S; Anttila, P; Eerola, E (1997). "Septicemia caused by Neisseria weaveri". Clinical Infectious Diseases. 24 (4): 739. doi:10.1093/clind/24.4.739. PMID 9145755.
  • Kocyigit, I.; Unal, A.; Sipahioglu, M.; Tokgoz, B.; Oymak, O.; Utas, C. (2010). "Peritoneal Dialysis-Related Peritonitis Due to Neisseria weaveri: the First Case Report". Peritoneal Dialysis International. 30 (1): 116–117. doi:10.3747/pdi.2008.00039. ISSN 0896-8608. PMID 20056994.
  • Panagea, S; Bijoux, R; Corkill, J.E; Al Rashidi, F; Hart, C.A (2002). "A Case of Lower Respiratory Tract Infection Caused by Neisseria weaveri and Review of the Literature". Journal of Infection. 44 (2): 96–98. doi:10.1053/jinf.2001.0965. ISSN 0163-4453. PMID 12076070.


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