Neisseria gonorrhoeae
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species of gram negative, aerobic bacteria primarily found in purulent venereal discharges; it is the causative agent of gonorrhea.
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- 69 204a Neisseria gonorrhoeae(1040 total words in this text)(1952 Reads) Neisseria gonorrhoeae is the causative agent of the venereal disease gonorrhea.
- Many normal individuals may harbor Neisseria meningitidis in the upper respiratory tract, but Neisseria gonorrhoeae is never part of the normal flora and is only found after sexual contact with an infected person (or direct contact, in the case of infections in the newborn).
- A variable genetic island specific for Neisseria gonorrhoeae is involved in providing DNA for natural transformation and is found more often in disseminated infection isolates.
- The RpoH-mediated stress response in Neisseria gonorrhoeae is regulated at the level of activity.
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae is the agent of the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea that is second in cases reported only to chlamydia (CDC).
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