| Neisseria flavescens | |
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| A gram stain of Neisseria flavescens provided by CDC/Dr. W. A. Clark | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Neisseriales |
| Family: | Neisseriaceae |
| Genus: | Neisseria |
| Species: | N. flavescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Neisseria flavescens Branham 1930[1]
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Neisseria flavescens was first isolated from cerebrospinal fluid in the midst of an epidemic meningitis outbreak in Chicago.[2] These gram-negative, aerobic bacteria reside in the mucosal membranes of the upper respiratory tract, functioning as commensals.[3] However, this species can also play a pathogenic role in immunocompromised and diabetic individuals.[4] In rare cases, it has been linked to meningitis, pneumonia, empyema, endocarditis, and sepsis.
- ^ LPSN lpsn.dsmz.de
- ^ Branham, Sara E. (1930-04-18). "A New Meningococcus-like Organism (Neisseria flavescens n. sp.) from Epidemic Meningitis". Public Health Reports. 45 (16): 845–849. doi:10.2307/4579618. JSTOR 4579618.
- ^ "What does Neisseria flavescens mean? Definition, meaning and sense (The Titi Tudorancea Encyclopedia)". www.tititudorancea.com. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
- ^ Huang, Ling; Ma, Lan; Fan, Kun; Li, Yang; Xie, Le; Xia, Wenying; Gu, Bing; Liu, Genyan (2014-05-01). "Necrotizing pneumonia and empyema caused by Neisseria flavescens infection". Journal of Thoracic Disease. 6 (5): 553–557. doi:10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.02.16. ISSN 2072-1439. PMC 4015020. PMID 24822118.