II. Characteristics
- Neisseriaceae family includes 5 genera of aerobic Gram Negative Cocci
III. Types: Genera
- Neisseria (diplococci)
- Moraxella
- Kingella
- Kingella kingae (causes endocarditis)
- Acinetobacter
- Acinetobacter baumannii (opportunistic infection in ICU patients)
- Oligella
- Oligella ureolytica (Urinary Tract Infections)
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Definition (NCI_CDISC) | Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Acinetobacter genus level. |
Definition (NCI) | A genus of bacteria within the phylum Proteobacteria consisting of strictly aerobic nonfermentative gram-negative bacilli. |
Definition (MSH) | A genus of gram-negative bacteria of the family MORAXELLACEAE, found in soil and water and of uncertain pathogenicity. |
Concepts | Bacterium (T007) |
MSH | D000150 |
SnomedCT | 7757008 |
English | Acinetobacter (organism), Genus Acinetobacter (organism), Genus Acinetobacter, Acinetobacter, acinetobacter, Acinetobacter Brisou and Prevot 1954, ACINETOBACTER, Acinetobacter, NOS |
Swedish | Acinetobacter |
Spanish | Acinetobacter (organismo), género Acinetobacter, género Acinetobacter (organismo), Acinetobacter |
Czech | Acinetobacter |
Finnish | Akinetobakteeri |
Russian | AKINETOBAKTERII, ACINETOBACTER, HERELLEA, MIMA, АКИНЕТОБАКТЕРИИ |
Croatian | ACINETOBACTER |
Polish | Acinetobacter |
Norwegian | Acinetobacter |
French | Acinetobacter |
German | Acinetobacter |
Italian | Acinetobacter |
Dutch | Acinetobacter |
Portuguese | Acinetobacter |
Ontology: Moraxella <genus> (C0026536)
Definition (NCI_CDISC) | Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Moraxella genus level. |
Definition (NCI) | A genus of Gram-negative bacteria in the Moraxellaceae family ocurring as short rods, coccobacilli or diplococci. |
Definition (MSH) | A genus of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria occurring as rods (subgenus Moraxella) or cocci (subgenus Branhamella). Its organisms are parasitic on the mucous membranes of humans and other warm-blooded animals. |
Definition (CSP) | gram negative aerobic cocci of low virulence that colonize the nasopharynx and occasionally cause meningitis, bacteremia, empyema, pericarditis, and pneumonia. |
Concepts | Bacterium (T007) |
MSH | D009016 |
SnomedCT | 36361003 |
English | Moraxella, Genus Moraxella, Genus Moraxella (organism), Moraxella (organism), Moraxella Lwoff 1939, Branhamella Species, moraxella, diplobacillus, Diplobacillus, Moraxella <genus>, MORAXELLA, BRANHAMELLA SPECIES, Moraxella, NOS |
Swedish | Moraxella |
Czech | Moraxella |
Spanish | género Moraxella (organismo), Moraxella (organismo), género Moraxella, Moraxella |
Finnish | Moraxella |
Russian | MORAKSELLY, MORAXELLA LOCUNATA, МОРАКСЕЛЛЫ |
Croatian | Not Translated[Moraxella] |
Polish | Moraxella |
Norwegian | Moraxella |
French | Moraxella |
German | Moraxella |
Italian | Moraxella |
Dutch | Moraxella |
Portuguese | Moraxella |
Ontology: Neisseria (C0027571)
Definition (CHV) | a kind of bacteria that can cause meningitis and gonorrhea |
Definition (NCI_CDISC) | Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Neisseria genus level. |
Definition (NCI) | A genus of Gram-negative, aerobic, strongly oxidase-positive diplococci bacteria in the phylum Proteobacteria. |
Definition (MSH) | A genus of gram-negative, aerobic, coccoid bacteria whose organisms are part of the normal flora of the oropharynx, nasopharynx, and genitourinary tract. Some species are primary pathogens for humans. |
Concepts | Bacterium (T007) |
MSH | D009343 |
SnomedCT | 59083001 |
English | Gonococcus, Neisseria, Neisseria (organism), Genus Neisseria (organism), Genus Neisseria, neisseria, NEISSERIA, Neisseria Trevisan 1885, Neisseria, NOS |
Swedish | Neisseria |
Spanish | Neisseria (organismo), género Neisseria, género Neisseria (organismo), Neisseria |
Czech | Neisseria |
Finnish | Neisseriat |
Russian | NEISSERII, НЕЙССЕРИИ |
Croatian | Not Translated[Neisseria] |
Polish | Neisseria |
Norwegian | Neisseria |
French | Neisseria |
German | Neisseria |
Italian | Neisseria |
Dutch | Neisseria |
Portuguese | Neisseria |
Ontology: Neisseriaceae (C0027576)
Definition (NCI) | A taxonomic family of Gram negative, strictly aerobic bacterium in the phylum Proteobacteria that includes the genera Neisseria, Chromobacterium, Eikenella and Kingella, among others. |
Definition (CSP) | family of gram negative, parasitic bacteria including several important pathogens of man. |
Definition (MSH) | A family of gram-negative, parasitic bacteria including several important pathogens of man. |
Concepts | Bacterium (T007) |
MSH | D009346 |
SnomedCT | 115072003 |
Swedish | Neisseriaceae |
English | Family Neisseriaceae, Family neisseriaceae, Neisseriaciae, Neisseriaceae Prevot 1933 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Dewhirst et al. 1989, Vitreoscillaceae Pringsheim 1949 (Approved Lists 1980), Neisseriaceae Prevot 1933 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Rossau et al. 1989, Simonsiellaceae Steed 1962, Neisseriaceae, Family Neisseriaceae (organism), Family neisseriaceae (organism) |
Czech | Neisseriaceae |
Spanish | familia Neisseriaceae, Neisseriaceae, familia Neisseriaceae (organismo) |
Finnish | Neisseriaceae |
Russian | NEISSERIEVYE, NEISSERIACEAE, НЕЙССЕРИЕВЫЕ |
Croatian | Not Translated[Neisseriaceae] |
Polish | Neisseriaceae |
Norwegian | Neisseriaceae |
French | Neisseriaceae |
German | Neisseriaceae |
Italian | Neisseriaceae |
Dutch | Neisseriaceae, Neisseriaceeën |
Portuguese | Neisseriaceae |
Ontology: Branhamella (C0544107)
Concepts | Bacterium (T007) |
SnomedCT | 302581003 |
English | Branhamella (organism), Subgenus Branhamella (organism), Genus Branhamella, Subgenus Branhamella, Branhamella Catlin 1970 (Approved Lists 1980), Moraxella (subgen. Branhamella Catlin 1970) Bovre 1984, branhamella, Moraxella (subgen. Branhamella), Branhamella |
Spanish | subgénero Branhamella, Branhamella (organismo), subgénero Branhamella (organismo), Branhamella |