
Name DOI	10.1601/nm.29829
Name	Neisseria catarrhalis (Frosch and Kolle 1896) Holland 1920
Name Status	Not Validly Published
Current Authority	(Frosch and Kolle 1896) Holland 1920
Preferred Name	Moraxella catarrhalis
Taxonomic Rank	species
Nomenclatural Type (designated strain)	Refer to the type exemplar.

Taxonomy	10.1601/tx.29829
Type Strain representative organism	Catlin Ne11^T (=Ne 11 =CCUG 353 =ATCC 25238 =NCTC 11020 =LMG 11192 =DSM 9143)


Proper Form	Neisseria catarrhalis (Frosch and Kolle 1896) Holland 1920
Nomenclatural History	The species Neisseria catarrhalis was originally described by Holland 1920. In 1970, Catlin established Neisseria catarrhalis as the basonym of Branhamella catarrhalis (Frosch and Kolle 1896) Catlin 1970 (Approved Lists 1980) pro synon. Moraxella catarrhalis (Frosch and Kolle 1896) Henriksen and Bøvre 1968 (Approved Lists 1980) . According to Catlin 1970, the description of Mikrokokkus catarrhalis given by Frosch and Kolle in 1896 is consistent with that of Branhamella catarrhalis.

Citation	When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier. Name Abstract for Neisseria catarrhalis (Frosch and Kolle 1896) Holland 1920.April 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.29829.
Source File	10.1601/nm.29829.xml


This information was last reviewed on January 19, 2017.

References

Catlin BW. Transfer of the organism named Neisseria catarrhalis to Branhamella gen. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1970; 20:155-159. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-20-2-155.
Holland DF. Generic Index of the Commoner Forms of Bacteria. J Bacteriol 1920; 5:215-229.
Frosch P, Kolle W. Die Mikrokokken. In: Flügge C (ed), Die Mikroorganismen, Third Edition, Volume 2, F.C.W. Vogel, Leipzig, 1896, p. 154-155.