Characterization, Taxonomy, and Emended Description of Vibrio metschnikovii

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We characterized the superoxide dismutases of Neisseria ovis, Neisseria caviae, and Branhamella catarrhalis after electrophoresis. Comparisons of the metal contents (as determined by sensitivity to hydrogen peroxide) and the relative mobilities of the dismutases showed that the dismutases of all six isolates of B. catarrhalis were identical to each other and to the dismutase of N. ovis strain T2B. The dismutase of N. caviae was similar to the dismutases of the B. catarrhalis strains in that it also contained manganese. However, the dismutase of N. ovis strain NRL 30014 was more similar to the dismutases of 17 other Neisseria strains previously tested in that it appeared to contain iron instead of manganese.