Neisseria lactamica 020-06

Neisseria_lactamica
Names Neisseria lactamica 020-06
Accession numbers NC_014752
Background The genus Neisseria, which comprises oxidase positive diplococci that colonise the mucosa of humans and animals, includes species that are never or rarely pathogenic and two human pathogens of global significance, Neisseria meningitidis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Neisseria lactamica is closely related to the pathogenic Neisseria and, like them, is only ever isolated from humans. N. lactamica is an obligate commensal inhabitant of the human nasopharynx that establishes long-term normally asymptomatic colonisation. Occurrence of N. lactamica is high in infants and young children and declines as the age of the human host population rises. It has been suggested that colonisation of children with N. lactamica plays a role in the development of immunity to the meningococcus, and anti-meningococcal vaccines based N. lactamica have been proposed at various times. Strain 020-06 belongs to sequence type ST-640 and was isolated from a six-week-old child from the UK in 1997. A plasmid of 3,151 bp was present in the organism but does not seem to have been submitted to the INSDC database (adapted from PMID 21092259). (EBI Integr8)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Proteobacteria
Class:Betaproteobacteria
Order:Neisseriales
Family:Neisseriaceae
Genus:Neisseria
Species:lactamica
Strain ST-640
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (03-DEC-2010) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
(18-JUN-2010) Bentley S.D., Pathogen Genomics, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton,
Sequencing quality Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method NA
Isolation site nasopharyngeal culture
Isolation country NA
Number of replicons 1
Gram staining properties Negative
Shape Cocci
Mobility No
Flagellar presence No
Number of membranes 2
Oxygen requirements Aerobic
Optimal temperature NA
Temperature range Mesophilic
Habitat HostAssociated
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name Homo sapiens
Cell arrangement Pairs
Sporulation Nonsporulating
Metabolism NA
Energy source NA
Diseases NA
Pathogenicity No