Kingella kingae

Rank: Species

Lineage: Bacteria;Proteobacteria;Betaproteobacteria;Neisseriales;Neisseriaceae;Kingella;Kingella kingae

Description: Kingella kingae is a species of Gram-negative aerobic coccobacilli. First isolated in 1960 by Elizabeth O. King, it was not recognized as a significant cause of infection in young children until the 1990s, when culture techniques had improved enough for it to be recognized. It is best known as a cause of septic arthritis, osteomyelitis, spondylodiscitis, bacteraemia, and endocarditis, and less frequently lower respiratory tract infections and meningitis. More >> Less >>

Reference Material:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingella_kingae

Name	Rank	Genomes	Info
Kingella	Genus	8
Kingella kingae	Species	8

Name: Kingella

Rank: Genus

Lineage:
Bacteria;Proteobacteria;Betaproteobacteria;Neisseriales;Neisseriaceae;Kingella

Description:
Kingella kingae is a species of Gram-negative aerobic coccobacilli. First isolated in 1960 by Elizabeth O. King, it was not recognized as a significant cause of infection in young children until the 1990s, when culture techniques had improved enough for it to be recognized. It is best known as a cause of septic arthritis, osteomyelitis, spondylodiscitis, bacteraemia, and endocarditis, and less frequently lower respiratory tract infections and meningitis.

Reference Material:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingella

Genome Status
- WGS
Isolation Country
- Unknown
Disease
- Arthritis
- Bacteremia
- Osteomyelitis
Collection Year
- -
Completion Year
- -

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