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Taxonomy ID: 487 Neisseria meningitidis MC58
Taxonomy ID: 122586 Neisseria meningitidis Z2491
Taxonomy ID: 122587 II. References 1. Ryan KJ; Ray CG (editors) (2004). Sherris Medical Microbiology, 4th ed., McGraw Hill. ISBN 0-8385-8529-9. Hide info
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I. Organism Information A. Taxonomy Information 1. Genus a. Neisseria i. Taxonomy ID: 482 ii. Description: Neisseria is a genus of the epsilon group of proteobacteria, and are Gram-negative diplococci that resemble coffee beans when viewed microscopically (1). The genus includes the species N. gonorrhoeae (also called the gonococcus), which causes gonorrhoea, and N. meningitidis (also called the meningococcus), one of the most common causes of bacterial meningitis and the causative agent of meningococcal septicaemia. iii. Variants Neisseria meningitidis FAM18Taxonomy ID: 487 Neisseria meningitidis MC58
Taxonomy ID: 122586 Neisseria meningitidis Z2491
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| Strain annotated in NMPDR | Genome size, bp | Protein Encoding Genes (PEGs)  |
Named genes in subsystems | Named genes not in subsystems | Hypothetical genes in subsystems | Hypothetical genes not in subsystems | Subsystems | RNAs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neisseria gonorrhoeae FA 1090 | 2,153,922 | 2,021 | 941(53.3%) | 551(31.2%) | 25(1.4%) | 250(14.1%) | 279 | 75 |
| Neisseria lactamica ST-640 | 2,181,714 | 2,440 | 926(55.5%) | 688(41.2%) | 29(1.7%) | 25(1.5%) | 280 | 56 |
| Neisseria meningitidis FAM18 | 2,236,675 | 2,436 | 1004(43.5%) | 773(33.5%) | 26(1.1%) | 503(21.8%) | 285 | 73 |
| Neisseria meningitidis MC58 | 2,272,351 | 2,246 | 972(44.5%) | 716(32.8%) | 28(1.3%) | 466(21.4%) | 280 | 89 |
| Neisseria meningitidis Z2491 | 2,184,406 | 2,176 | 966(44.7%) | 734(34.0%) | 26(1.2%) | 435(20.1%) | 280 | 79 |
Topic revision: r5 - 16 May 2008 - 06:04:37 - Bruce Parrello
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