Screening
Tests To Detect Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infections
- 2002
Appendix F
Characteristics of Neisseria and Related Species of Human Origin*
| |
Acid from |
|
|
|
| Species |
Glucose |
Maltose |
Lactose |
Sucrose |
Fructose |
Reduction
of nitrate |
Polysaccharide
from sucrose |
Tributyrin
hydrolysis |
| N. gonorrhoeae † |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| N. meningitidis |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| N. lactamica |
+ |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| N. cinerae § |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| N. polysaccharea |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| N. subflava ¶ |
+ |
+ |
- |
V |
V |
- |
V |
- |
| N. sicca |
+ |
+ |
- |
+ |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
| N. mucosa |
+ |
+ |
- |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
- |
| N. flavescens |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
| N. elongata ** |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Branhamella catarrhalis |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
| Kingella denitrificans |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
*N.
gonorrhoeae contains a subspecies
referred to as N. kochii;
isolates of this subspecies exhibit characteristics of both N.
gonorrhoeae and N.
meningitidis but will be identified
as N. gonorrhoeae by
tests routinely used for the identification of Neisseria species.
† Symbols:
+, strains typically positive but genetic mutants might be negative; -,
negative; and V, strain-dependent.
§ Certain
strains grow on selective media for isolation of N.
gonorrhoeae.
¶ Includes
biovars subflava, flava, and perflava. Neisseria
subflava biovar perflava strains
produce acid from sucrose and fructose and produce polysaccha-ride from sucrose; Neisseria
subflava biovar flava strains
produce acid from fructose; Neisseria
subflava biovar flava and Neisseria
subflava biovar subflava do not
produce polysaccharide.
** Rod-shaped
organism. Catalase test is weakly positive or negative compared with those
of other Neisseria species
(catalase positive). Results in this table are for N.
elongata subspecies elongata.
Strains of N. elongata subspecies
glycolytica might produce a weak acid reaction from D-glucose, are catalase-positive,
and do not reduce nitrate but do reduce nitrite. Strains of N.
elongata subspecies nitroreducans
(formerly CDC group M-6) might produce a weak acid reaction from D-glucose,
are catalase-negative, and reduce nitrate and nitrite.
