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Sexually Transmitted Diseases > Gonorrhea > Laboratory Information > Identification of Neisseria Gonorrhoeae and
Related Species > Taxonomy Taxonomy Taxonomy of the Family NeisseriaceaeNeisseria species and the related species Moraxella catarrhalis and Kingella
denitrificans belong to the family Neisseriaceae. The
genera Moraxella and Acinetobacter are also included
in the family Neisseriaceae. These genera are distinguished
by the characteristics shown in Table 1. Table 1. Differential characteristics of genera assigned to the family Neisseriaceae
*Species of human origin: Neisseria gonorrhoeae, N. meningitidis, N.
gonorrhoeae subspecies kochii N. lactamica, N. polysaccharea, N.
cinerea, N. flavescens N. subflava biovars subflava,
flava, and perflava, N. sicca, N. mucosa, N.
elongata ReferencesBovre K. 1984. Family VIII. Neisseriaceae Prevot, p. 288-309. In N. R. Krieg (ed.). Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, vol. 1. The Williams & Wilkins co., Baltimore. Page last modified: October 17, 2008 Page last reviewed: October 24, 2008 Content Source: Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention |
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