NCIt definition : A species of aerobic, Gram-negative, cocci shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum
Proteobacteria. This species is catalase and oxidase positive, produces a yellowish
pigment, non-hemolytic, utilizes glucose and maltose, but not mannose or lactose,
reduces nitrite but not nitrate, and some strains spontaneously agglutinate in saline.
N. subflava is commensal in the human nasopharynx, but has been isolated in the cerebrospinal
fluid of individuals with meningitis.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Neisseria subflava.;