''Neisseria weaveri'' is a
gram-negative
Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. They are characterized by their cell envelopes, which are composed of a thin peptidoglycan cell wall ...
bacterium associated with dog bite wounds. It is rod-shaped and non-
motile
Motility is the ability of an organism to move independently, using metabolic energy.
Definitions
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with type strain M-5.
The genome sequences of two strains (LMG 5135T and ATCC 51223T) were determined and deposited into
GenBank
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(accession numbers AFWQ00000000 and AFWR00000000), respectively. Each genome was 2.1 Mb in size (excluding gaps) and had a G + C content of 49.0%. The genomic contents of the two ''N. weaveri'' strains were very similar, containing 2233 and 2099 predicted coding sequences (CDSs), respectively.
References
Further reading
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External links
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LPSNWORMSType strain of ''Neisseria weaveri'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Neisseriales
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