neisseria

[nahy-seer-ee-uh]

noun

Bacteriology.

plural

neisseriae 

1. any of several spherical bacteria of the genus Neisseria, certain species of which, as N. gonorrhoeae, are pathogenic for humans.

Word History and Origins

Origin of neisseria¹

< New Latin; after A.L.S. Neisser (1855–1916), German physician; -ia

Example Sentences

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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