Neisseria mucosa

Neisseria mucosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Betaproteobacteria
Order: Neisseriales
Family: Neisseriaceae
Genus: Neisseria
Species:
N. mucosa
Binomial name
Neisseria mucosa
Veron et al. 1959[1]

Neisseria mucosa is a species of Neisseria.

It is notable among Neisseria for its ability to metabolize sucrose.[2] It can cause endocarditis.[3] While N. mucosa is a rather rare cause of endocarditis, cases of N. mucosa endocarditis have been reported along with symptoms such as painful finger nodules, fever, headache, and tremors.[4][5] In certain cases, patients can become terminal from this strain of the infection but for those that survive, treatment of N. mucosa endocarditis usually takes around 6 weeks.[5]

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References

  1. ^ Veron et al. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 30::335 1959
  2. ^ "Acid Detection Test- Gonorrhea - STD information from CDC".
  3. ^ Tronel H, Chaudemanche H, Pechier N, Doutrelant L, Hoen B (May 2001). "Endocarditis due to Neisseria mucosa after tongue piercing". Clin. Microbiol. Infect. 7 (5): 275–6. doi:10.1046/j.1469-0691.2001.00241.x. PMID 11422256.
  4. ^ Logar, M.; Lejko Zupanc, T.; Rojko, T. (2013-05-01). "P48 Infective Endocarditis Caused by Neisseria Mucosa". International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. Abstracts from the 12 International Symposium on Modern Concepts in Endocarditis and Cardiovascular Infections. 41: S21. doi:10.1016/S0924-8579(13)70072-4. ISSN 0924-8579.
  5. ^ a b Pilmis, Benoît; Lefort, Agnès; Lecuit, Marc; Join-Lambert, Olivier; Nassif, Xavier; Lortholary, Olivier; Charlier, Caroline (June 2014). "Endocarditis due to Neisseria mucosa: Case report and review of 21 cases". Journal of Infection. 68 (6): 601–604. doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2014.02.007. ISSN 0163-4453. PMID 24561019.


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