| Neisseria mucosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Neisseriales |
| Family: | Neisseriaceae |
| Genus: | Neisseria |
| Species: | N. mucosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Neisseria mucosa Veron et al. 1959[1]
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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]
- ^ Veron et al. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 30::335 1959
- ^ "Acid Detection Test- Gonorrhea - STD information from CDC".
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.