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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

species that colonize humans, only two are pathogens: N. meningitidis and N. gonorrhoeae. Neisseria species are Gram-negative bacteria included among the

effective treatments for gonorrhea available. Neisseria meningitidis Euzéby JP, Parte AC. "Genus Neisseria". List of Prokaryotic Names with Standing in

Meningococcal disease is a serious infection caused by Neisseria meningitidis, also known as meningococcus, a gram negative diplococcus. Meningococcal

microbial species. The first MLST scheme to be developed was for Neisseria meningitidis, the causative agent of meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia

penicillin-resistant strains of Neisseria meningitidis. The increasing selective pressure from penicillin treatment has led to N. meningitidis' uptake of an altered

is nonessential in at least some gram-negative bacteria, such as Neisseria meningitidis, Moraxella catarrhalis, and Acinetobacter baumannii. It has also

Typically, the bacteria responsible for triggering the bleeding is Neisseria meningitidis. The bacterial infection leads to massive bleeding into one or both

Less commonly, Chlamydia spp. and Niesseria species (Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Neisseria meningitidis) may be the cause. Infection with Escherichia coli

Meningococcal vaccine refers to any vaccine used to prevent infection by Neisseria meningitidis. Different versions are effective against some or all of the following