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    species: Neisseria bacilliformis Neisseria cinerea Neisseria elongata Neisseria flavescens Neisseria lactamica Neisseria macacae Neisseria mucosa Neisseria oralis...
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    Neisseria gonorrhoeae, also known as gonococcus (singular) or gonococci (plural), is a species of Gram-negative diplococci bacteria isolated by Albert...
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    Wikimedia Commons has media related to Neisseria meningitidis. Neisseria meningitidis, often referred to as the meningococcus, is a Gram-negative bacterium...
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  • Neisseria sicca is a commensal organism belonging to the genus Neisseria. It is Gram-negative and oxidase-positive. There are multiple strains of this...
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    Neisseria flavescens was first isolated from cerebrospinal fluid in the midst of an epidemic meningitis outbreak in Chicago. These gram-negative, aerobic...
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  • Neisseria elongata is a Gram negative bacterium and is different from the other cocci shaped members of the genus Neisseria as it is rod shaped. Unlike...
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  • Neisseria subflava is a common inhabitant found in the human upper respiratory tract. It is a gram-negative diplococcus. It produces a positive result...
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  • similarity to Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Neisseria cinerea has been formerly classified as many other organisms, including Moraxella catarrhalis and Neisseria pseudocatarrhalis...
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    include: Neisseria cinerea, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Neisseria polysaccharea, Neisseria lactamica, Neisseria meningitidis, Neisseria mucosa, Neisseria oralis...
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    Neisseria polysaccharea was described in 1983 and is characterized by its ability to produce acid from glucose and maltose and polysaccharide from sucrose...
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    clap, is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Infection may involve the genitals, mouth, or rectum. Infected...
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  • Neisseria lactamica is a gram-negative diplococcus bacterium. It is strictly a commensal species of the nasopharynx. Uniquely among the Neisseria they...
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  • Neisseria animaloris, formerly named CDC group EF-4a, is a gram-negative coccoid rod. The bacterium is a commensal of the upper respiratory tract of cats...
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  • Neisseria flava (Latin: flava, yellow, golden) is a bacterium belonging to a group of species under the genus Neisseria that is considered non-pathogenic...
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  • Neisseria weaveri is a gram-negative bacterium associated with dog bite wounds. It is rod-shaped and non-motile with type strain M-5. The genome sequences...
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    four types that cause a sexually transmitted disease (Neisseria gonorrhoeae), a meningitis (Neisseria meningitidis), and respiratory symptoms (Moraxella...
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    revealed that M. catarrhalis was the cause of the disease rather than Neisseria as was previously believed. This was also the second case of M. catarrhalis...
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    gene expression in response to temperature, allowing pathogens such as Neisseria meningitidis to switch on silent genes[clarification needed] after entering...
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  • Neisseria bacilliformis is a bacterium commonly found living as a commensal in the mucous membranes of mammals. However, depending on host immunocompetence...
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    catarrhalis. Less commonly, Chlamydia spp. and Niesseria species (Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Neisseria meningitidis) may be the cause. Infection with Escherichia...
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  • Neisseria mucosa is a species of Neisseria. It is notable among Neisseria for its ability to metabolize sucrose. It can cause endocarditis. While N. mucosa...
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  • Neisseria Conference (IPNC) occurs every two years and is a forum for the presentation of cutting-edge research on all aspects of the genus Neisseria...
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    culturing and primarily isolating pathogenic Neisseria bacteria, including Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Neisseria meningitidis, as the medium inhibits the growth...
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  • Acinetobacter calcoaceticus "Micrococcus calco-aceticus" Beijerinck 1911 Synonyms Neisseria winogradskyi Moraxella calcoacetica Micrococcus calcoaceticus Herellea...
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    Meningococcal disease describes infections caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis (also termed meningococcus). It has a high mortality rate if...
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  • Meningococcal vaccine refers to any vaccine used to prevent infection by Neisseria meningitidis. Different versions are effective against some or all of...
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    tonsillitis also referred to as strep throat. Rarely bacteria such as Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, or Haemophilus influenzae may...
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  • found in species of the family Neisseriaceae (including Neisseria meningitidis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae). Genetic transformation is the process by which...
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    LPS is nonessential in at least some Gram-negative bacteria, such as Neisseria meningitidis, Moraxella catarrhalis, and Acinetobacter baumannii. It has...
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  • Mycoplasma penetrans Mycoplasma pneumoniae Mycoplasma mexican Neisseria Neisseria gonorrhoeae Neisseria meningitidis Nocardia Nocardia asteroides Nocardia brasiliensis...
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