Neisseria subflava is a common inhabitant found in the humanupper 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 postoperativemeningitis (after a neurological surgery), which is calledsurgical site infection (SSI).[1]
| Neisseria subflava | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Neisseriales |
| Family: | Neisseriaceae |
| Genus: | Neisseria |
| Species: | N. subflava |
| Binomial name | |
| Neisseria subflava (Flügge, 1886) Trevisan, 1889 | |
References
edit- ^Daisuke Wakui; Goro Nagashima; Yoshinobu Otsuka; Tatsuo Takada; Toshihiro Ueda; Yu-ichiro Tanaka; Takuo Hashimoto (2012). "A case of meningitis due toNeisseria 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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