Neisseria mucosa

Neisseria mucosa is a species of Neisseria.

Neisseria mucosa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Pseudomonadati
Phylum:	Pseudomonadota
Class:	Betaproteobacteria
Order:	Neisseriales
Family:	Neisseriaceae
Genus:	Neisseria
Species:	N. mucosa
Binomial name
Neisseria mucosa Veron et al. 1959[1]

It is notable among Neisseria for its ability to metabolize sucrose.^[2] It can cause endocarditis.^[3] While N. mucosa is a rather rare cause of endocarditis, cases of N. mucosa endocarditis have been reported along with symptoms such as painful finger nodules, fever, headache, and tremors.^[4][5] In certain cases, patients can become terminal from this strain of the infection but for those that survive, treatment of N. mucosa endocarditis usually takes around 6 weeks.^[5]

See also

• Cystine tryptic agar