| 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Neisseria mucosa Veron et al. 1959 | |
Neisseria mucosa is a species of Neisseria.
It is notable among Neisseria for its ability to metabolize sucrose. It can cause endocarditis. 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. 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.
See also
References
- 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.
- ^ 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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