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neisseria
[ nahy-seer-ee-uh ]
noun
Bacteriology.
plural neisseriae
- any of several spherical bacteria of the genus Neisseria, certain species of which, as N. gonorrhoeae, are pathogenic for humans.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of neisseria1
< New Latin; after A.L.S. Neisser (1855–1916), German physician; -ia
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The illness is caused by infection with a bacterium called Neisseria meningitidis.
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These included a nasty bug called carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii that tends to show up in hospitals, E. coli and Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacteria that causes gonorrhea.
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The pathogen, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, spreads through sexual contact to the genitals, rectum and throat.
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They reported for the first time that CBD can selectively kill Neisseria gonorrhoeae, which causes the sexually-transmitted disease gonorrhea.
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae, unlike the bacteria that cause the other two STIs, readily develops resistance.
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