Neisseria

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Description

Neisseria is a genus of aerobic to facultatively anaerobic Detrimental Bacteria.

 

Species of Neisseria

 Neisseria catarrhalis

 Neisseria caviae is found in the Pharynx region of guinea pigs.

 Neisseria flava (also known as Neisseria subflava) is found in the Mucous Membranes of the human Respiratory Tract.

 Neisseria flavescens is found in the Cerebrospinal Fluid in some cases of Meningitis.  In all likelihood it occurs in the Mucous Membranes of the human Respiratory Tract.

 Neisseria gonorrhoeaecauses Gonorrhea.

 Neisseria meningitidis(also known as Meningococcus;  Weichselbaum’s coccus) is found in the Nasopharynx of humans but not in other animals.  This species is the cause of Meningococcal Meningitis.

 Neisseria sicca is found in the Mucous Membranes of the human Respiratory Tract.

 

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