- Neisseria elongata
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Neisseria elongata Scientific classification Kingdom: Bacteria Phylum: Proteobacteria Class: Beta Proteobacteria Order: Neisseriales Family: Neisseriaceae Genus: Neisseria Species: N. elongata Binomial name Neisseria elongata 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. Unlike other Neisseria it is catalase negative. N. elongata is the most ancestral of the human Neisseria.
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0011835
Categories:- Proteobacteria
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