''Laribacter'' is a bacterial genus in the family of
Neisseriaceae
The Neisseriaceae are a family of Pseudomonadota, within the '' Neisseriales'' order. While many organisms in the family are mammalian commensals or part of the normal flora, the genus '' Neisseria'' includes two important human pathogens, spec ...
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/ref> ''Laribacter hongkongensis'' is the only species in the genus, and it has been isolated from human cases of diarrhea. However, its role in causing diarrhea is unproven, even though it has been hypothesized.
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Neisseriales
Monotypic bacteria genera
Bacteria genera
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