RESUMO

We describe 2 human cases of infection with a new Neisseria species (putatively N. brasiliensis), 1 of which involved bacteremia. Genomic analyses found that both isolates were distinct strains of the same species, were closely related to N. iguanae, and contained a capsule synthesis operon similar to N. meningitidis.

Assuntos

Infecções Meningocócicas/diagnóstico , Neisseria/isolamento & purificação , Idoso , Brasil , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Neisseria/genética