Neisseria gonorrhoeae (CCUG 15821)
BacDive ID
142939
Type strain
Culture col. no.
CCUG 15821
NCBI tax ID(s)
485
Special Collections
CCUG
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae CCUG 15821 is a bacterium of the family Neisseriaceae.
BacteriaName and taxonomic classification
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Last LPSN update
2026-05-29 08:40:19 |
| Domain Bacteria |
| Phylum Pseudomonadota |
| Class Betaproteobacteria |
| Order Neisseriales |
| Family Neisseriaceae |
| Genus Neisseria |
| Species Neisseria gonorrhoeae |
| Full scientific name Neisseria gonorrhoeae (Zopf 1885) Trevisan 1885 (Approved Lists 1980) |
| Synonyms (1) |
Physiology and metabolism
Metabolite utilization
| @ref | Chebi-ID | Metabolite | Utilization activity | Kind of utilization tested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68369 | 17128 ChEBI | adipate | - | assimilation | from API 20NE |
| 68369 | 29016 ChEBI | arginine | - | hydrolysis | from API 20NE |
| 68377 | 15824 ChEBI | D-fructose | - | builds acid from | from API NH |
| 68377 | 17634 ChEBI | D-glucose | + | builds acid from | from API NH |
| 68369 | 17634 ChEBI | D-glucose | - | assimilation | from API 20NE |
| 68369 | 17634 ChEBI | D-glucose | - | fermentation | from API 20NE |
| 68369 | 16899 ChEBI | D-mannitol | - | assimilation | from API 20NE |
| 68369 | 16024 ChEBI | D-mannose | - | assimilation | from API 20NE |
| 68369 | 27689 ChEBI | decanoate | - | assimilation | from API 20NE |
| 68369 | 4853 ChEBI | esculin | - | hydrolysis | from API 20NE |
| 68369 | 5291 ChEBI | gelatin | - | hydrolysis | from API 20NE |
| 68369 | 24265 ChEBI | gluconate | - | assimilation | from API 20NE |
| 68369 | 30849 ChEBI | L-arabinose | - | assimilation | from API 20NE |
| 68369 | 25115 ChEBI | malate | - | assimilation | from API 20NE |
| 68369 | 17306 ChEBI | maltose | - | assimilation | from API 20NE |
| 68377 | 17306 ChEBI | maltose | - | builds acid from | from API NH |
| 68369 | 59640 ChEBI | N-acetylglucosamine | - | assimilation | from API 20NE |
| 68369 | 17632 ChEBI | nitrate | - | reduction | from API 20NE |
| 68377 | 18257 ChEBI | ornithine | - | degradation | from API NH |
| 68377 | 17992 ChEBI | sucrose | - | builds acid from | from API NH |
| 68377 | 27897 ChEBI | tryptophan | - | energy source | from API NH |
| 68369 | 27897 ChEBI | tryptophan | - | energy source | from API 20NE |
| 68377 | 16199 ChEBI | urea | - | hydrolysis | from API NH |
| 68369 | 16199 ChEBI | urea | - | hydrolysis | from API 20NE |
Metabolite production
Metabolite tests
Enzymes
| @ref | Value | Activity | Ec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68382 | acid phosphatase | - | 3.1.3.2 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alkaline phosphatase | - | 3.1.3.1 | from API zym |
| 68377 | alkaline phosphatase | - | 3.1.3.1 | from API NH |
| 68382 | alpha-chymotrypsin | - | 3.4.21.1 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-fucosidase | - | 3.2.1.51 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.22 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-glucosidase | - | 3.2.1.20 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-mannosidase | - | 3.2.1.24 | from API zym |
| 68369 | arginine dihydrolase | - | 3.5.3.6 | from API 20NE |
| 68382 | beta-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.23 | from API zym |
| 68377 | beta-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.23 | from API NH |
| 68382 | beta-glucosidase | - | 3.2.1.21 | from API zym |
| 68369 | beta-glucosidase | - | 3.2.1.21 | from API 20NE |
| 68382 | beta-glucuronidase | - | 3.2.1.31 | from API zym |
| 68377 | beta-lactamase | - | 3.5.2.6 | from API NH |
| 68382 | cystine arylamidase | - | 3.4.11.3 | from API zym |
| 68369 | cytochrome oxidase | + | 1.9.3.1 | from API 20NE |
| 68382 | esterase (C 4) | + | from API zym | |
| 68382 | esterase lipase (C 8) | - | from API zym | |
| 68377 | gamma-glutamyltransferase | - | 2.3.2.2 | from API NH |
| 68369 | gelatinase | - | from API 20NE | |
| 68382 | leucine arylamidase | + | 3.4.11.1 | from API zym |
| 68377 | lipase | - | from API NH | |
| 68382 | lipase (C 14) | - | from API zym | |
| 68382 | N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase | - | 3.2.1.52 | from API zym |
| 68382 | naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase | - | from API zym | |
| 68377 | ornithine decarboxylase | - | 4.1.1.17 | from API NH |
| 68377 | proline-arylamidase | + | 3.4.11.5 | from API NH |
| 68382 | trypsin | - | 3.4.21.4 | from API zym |
| 68377 | tryptophan deaminase | - | 4.1.99.1 | from API NH |
| 68377 | urease | - | 3.5.1.5 | from API NH |
| 68369 | urease | - | 3.5.1.5 | from API 20NE |
| 68382 | valine arylamidase | - | from API zym |
API zym
Literature
Literature 
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathogenicity | Evaluation of apramycin against spectinomycin-resistant and -susceptible strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae. | Riedel S, Vijayakumar D, Berg G, Kang AD, Smith KP, Kirby JE. | J Antimicrob Chemother | 10.1093/jac/dkz012 | 2019 | |
| Pathogenicity | Molecular characterization of Neisseria gonorrhoeae identifies transmission and resistance of one ciprofloxacin-resistant strain. | Unemo M, Sjostrand A, Akhras M, Gharizadeh B, Lindback E, Pourmand N, Wretlind B, Fredlund H. | APMIS | 10.1111/j.1600-0463.2007.apm_487.x | 2007 | |
| Phylogeny | Molecular typing of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates by pyrosequencing of highly polymorphic segments of the porB gene. | Unemo M, Olcen P, Jonasson J, Fredlund H. | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.42.7.2926-2934.2004 | 2004 | |
| Pathogenicity | Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates with reduced susceptibility to cefixime and ceftriaxone: association with genetic polymorphisms in penA, mtrR, porB1b, and ponA. | Lindberg R, Fredlund H, Nicholas R, Unemo M. | Antimicrob Agents Chemother | 10.1128/aac.01604-06 | 2007 | |
| Molecular epidemiology of Neisseria gonorrhoeae: sequence analysis of the porB gene confirms presence of two circulating strains. | Unemo M, Olcen P, Berglund T, Albert J, Fredlund H. | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.40.10.3741-3749.2002 | 2002 | | |
| Pathogenicity | Total variation in the penA gene of Neisseria meningitidis: correlation between susceptibility to beta-lactam antibiotics and penA gene heterogeneity. | Thulin S, Olcen P, Fredlund H, Unemo M. | Antimicrob Agents Chemother | 10.1128/aac.00353-06 | 2006 | |
How to cite
If you want to cite this particular strain cite the following doi:
https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive142939.20251217.10
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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