Neisseria leonis sp. nov. isolated from rabbits, reclassification of Uruburuella suis, Uruburuella testudinis, Kingella potus, Bergeriella denitrificans and Morococcus cerebrosus into Neisseria genus and reclassification of Neisseria shayeganii into Eikenella genus
M. Boutroux, S. Favre-Rochex, O. Gorgette, G. Touak, E. Muhle, O. Chesneau, D. Clermont, P. Rahi
This paper describes a new Neisseria species, Neisseria leonis, isolated from rabbits and reclassifies several related species into Neisseria or Eikenella genera based on genomic and phylogenetic analysis.
bioRxiv · Feb 24, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology