neisseria

[nahy-seer-ee-uh]

noun, plural neis·se·ri·ae

[nahy-seer-seer-ee-ee] /naɪˈsɪərˈsɪər iˌi/. Bacteriology.

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

Origin of neisseria

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

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neisseria in Medicine

Neisseria

[nī-sîr′ē-ə]

n.

A genus of aerobic to facultatively anaerobic bacteria containing gram-negative cocci and including the causative agents of gonorrhea and meningitis.

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