GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Question 1

the cause of gonorrhea

Answer 1

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Question 2

a major cause of meningitis and bacteremia

Answer 2

Neisseria meningitidis

Question 3

commensal species of Neisseria are harmless

inhabitants of the mucus membranes of the

Answer 3

upper respiratory and alimentary tracts

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adjacent sides are flat or concave

Answer 4

“kidney- or coffee bean– shaped” appearance

Question 5

size in diameter

Answer 5

approximately 0.8 µm in diameter

Question 6

are medium-to-large, plump rods that sometimes occur in pairs or short chains

Answer 6

N. elongata

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Motility

Answer 7

Non-motile

Question 8

Ability to form spores

Answer 8

Non-spore-formers

Question 9

Oxygen requirement

Answer 9

Aerobic/Facultative anaerobic; Most are capnophilic

Question 10

Grow best in a

Answer 10

moist environment

Question 11

(+) characteristics

Answer 11

Catalase-positive (EXCEPT: N. elongata subspecies)

Oxidase-positive

Question 12

Most oxidize carbohydrates producing acids, but NOT

Answer 12

gas

Question 13

Common name

Answer 13

Gonococcus