Neisseria elongata

Neisseria elongata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Proteobacteria
Class:	Beta Proteobacteria
Order:	Neisseriales
Family:	Neisseriaceae
Genus:	Neisseria
Species:	N. elongata
Binomial name
	Neisseria elongata; Bovre and Holten, 1970[1]

Neisseria elongata is a Gram negative bacterium and is different from the other cocci shaped members of the genus Neisseria as it is rod shaped.[2] Unlike other Neisseria it is catalase negative. N. elongata is the most ancestral of the human Neisseria.

References

"Neisseria". LPSN. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
Bovre, K; Holten, E (1970). "Neisseria elongata sp.nov., a Rod-shaped Member of the Genus Neisseria. Re-evaluation of Cell Shape as a Criterion in Classification". Journal of General Microbiology. 60 (1): 67–75. doi:10.1099/00221287-60-1-67. PMID 5488467.

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[1] "Neisseria". LPSN. Retrieved 26 January 2018.

[2] Bovre, K; Holten, E (1970). "Neisseria elongata sp.nov., a Rod-shaped Member of the Genus Neisseria. Re-evaluation of Cell Shape as a Criterion in Classification". Journal of General Microbiology. 60 (1): 67–75. doi:10.1099/00221287-60-1-67. PMID 5488467.