Report (1966-1970) of the Subcommittee on the Taxonomy of the Neisseriaceae to the International Committee on Nomenclature of Bacteria: 14 August 1970

Septicemia due to Neisseria lactamica

“…It was proposed that a new species, N. lactamicus, be designated for the lactose-fermenting strains. This species epithet was subsequently changed to lactamica to be taxonomically correct (2).…”