Microbiology Society, Journal of Medical Microbiology, 7(59), p. 856-859, 2010
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A Gram-negative bacterium was isolated from the blood of a patient with diabetes mellitus. However, it could not be identified by conventional microbiological methods, and so was characterized by phenotypic and genotypic analyses. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed that the strain belonged to the genus Neisseria. Based on the phenotypic and genotypic characteristics, we propose that strain SMC-A9199T (=KCTC 22696T=JCM 16127T) should be classified as a novel species, ‘Neisseria skkuensis’ sp. nov. The patient was further treated with amoxicillin–clavulanate and ciprofloxacin for 3 weeks.