Neisseria subflava

Neisseria subflava
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Betaproteobacteria
Order: Neisseriales
Family: Neisseriaceae
Genus: Neisseria
Species: N. subflava
Binomial name
Neisseria subflava
(Flügge, 1886) Trevisan, 1889

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]

References

  1. 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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