Niallia circulans
| Niallia circulans | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Bacillales |
| Family: | Bacillaceae |
| Genus: | Niallia |
| Species: | N. circulans
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| Binomial name | |
| Niallia circulans (Jordan 1890) Gupta et al. 2020
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Niallia circulans is a soil-dwelling human pathogen which has been associated with "septicemia, mixed abscess infections, and wound infections",[1] as well as with meningitis.[2]
This species has been recently transferred into the genus Niallia.[3] The correct nomenclature is Niallia circulans.
Morphology
[edit | edit source]Staining
[edit | edit source]Gram-positive, Gram-variable or Gram-negative. Positive spore stain result.[2]
Shape and size
[edit | edit source]Vegetative cell
[edit | edit source]Straight, occasionally curved rods, 2.0-4.2 x 0.5-0.8 μm, motile by peritrichous flagella.[2]
Spores
[edit | edit source]Has ellipsoidal spores which are subterminal or terminal; swelling the sporangia. These are "centrally located" and either cylindrical or "Kidney-shaped".[2]
References
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External links
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