neisseria

[ nahy-seer-ee-uh ]

noun

, Bacteriology.

, plural neis·se·ri·ae [nahy-, seer, -, seer, -ee-ee].

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 bacterium Neisseria meningitidis causes between 800 and 1,500 cases annually in the U.S., killing many .

From The Daily Beast

And here it says, "Gram negative, diplococci intra- and extra-cellular morphological resembling neisseria gonococci."

From Project Gutenberg