Neisseria lactamica
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Neisseria lactamica |
Neisseria lactamica is a gram-negative diplococcus bacteria. They are strictly a commensal species of the nasopharynx. Uniquely among the Neisseria they are able to produce β-D-galactosidase and ferment lactose [1].
This species is most commonly carried by young children. There is an inverse relationship between colonisation by N. lactamica and Neisseria meningitidis[2]. Carriage of N. lactamica has been associated with decreased incidence of invasive meningococcal disease[3].
[edit] References
- ^ Hollis DG, Wiggins GL, Weaver RE (1969). "Neisseria lactamicus sp. n., a lactose-fermenting species resembling Neisseria meningitidis". Appl Microbiology 17 (1): 71-7. PMID 4975454.
- ^ Gold R, Goldschneider I, Lepow ML, Draper TF, Randolph M (1978). "Carriage of Neisseria meningitidis and Neisseria lactamica in infants and children". J Infect Dis 137 (2): 112-21. PMID 415097.
- ^ Coen PG, Cartwright K, Stuart J (2000). "Mathematical modelling of infection and disease due to Neisseria meningitidis and Neisseria lactamica". Int J Epidemiol 29 (1): 180-8. PMID 10750621.
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