Neisseria meningitidis (DSM 25942, NCCP 13748)
Neisseria meningitidis DSM 25942 is a microaerophile bacterium that was isolated from Cerebrospinal fluid from a patient with meningitis.
microaerophile BacteriaName and taxonomic classification
| @ref 20215 |
Last LPSN update
2026-05-29 08:27:20 |
| Domain Bacteria |
| Phylum Pseudomonadota |
| Class Betaproteobacteria |
| Order Neisseriales |
| Family Neisseriaceae |
| Genus Neisseria |
| Species Neisseria meningitidis |
| Full scientific name Neisseria meningitidis (Albrecht and Ghon 1901) Murray 1929 (Approved Lists 1980) |
| Synonyms (1) |
Culture and growth conditions
Culture medium
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18134 | COLUMBIA BLOOD MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 693) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: COLUMBIA BLOOD MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 693) Composition: Defibrinated sheep blood 50.0 g/l Columbia agar base |
Culture temp
| @ref | Growth | Type | Temperature (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18134 | positive | growth | 37 |
Physiology and metabolism
Oxygen tolerance
| 18134 | Oxygen tolerancemicroaerophile |
Metabolite utilization
Enzymes
| @ref | Value | Activity | Ec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68377 | alkaline phosphatase | - | 3.1.3.1 | from API NH |
| 18134 | catalase | + | 1.11.1.6 | |
| 18134 | cytochrome-c oxidase | + | 1.9.3.1 | |
| 68377 | lipase | - | from API NH | |
| 68377 | ornithine decarboxylase | - | 4.1.1.17 | from API NH |
| 68377 | proline-arylamidase | + | 3.4.11.5 | from API NH |
| 68377 | tryptophan deaminase | - | 4.1.99.1 | from API NH |
| 68377 | urease | - | 3.5.1.5 | from API NH |
Literature
Literature 
| Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synthesis, Spectroscopic Analysis and Assessment of the Biological Activity of New Hydrazine and Hydrazide Derivatives of 3-Formylchromone. | Slomiak K, Lazarenkow A, Checinska L, Kusz J, Ochocki J, Nawrot-Modranka J. | Molecules | 10.3390/molecules23082067 | 2018 | |
How to cite
If you want to cite this particular strain cite the following doi:
https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive10477.20260601.11
When using BacDive for research please cite the following paper
BacDive in 2025: the core database for prokaryotic strain dataIsabel Schober, Julia Koblitz, Joaquim Sardà Carbasse, Christian Ebeling, Marvin Leon Schmidt, Adam Podstawka, Rohit Gupta, Vinodh Ilangovan, Javad Chamanara, Jörg Overmann, Lorenz Christian Reimer
Nucleic Acids Research; database issue 2025.
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