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Neisseria
Neisseria meningitides
Characteristics gonorrhoeae
(Meningococci)
(Gonococci)
Yes (has a prominent
polysaccharide capsule;
No polysaccharide and is divided in to 13
Capsule
capsule serologic groups on the
basis of capsular
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antigens)
Yes (One of the most
important virulence
Pili Yes
factor; nonpiliated
strains are avirulent)
Portal of Entry Genital Respiratory
Male: urethritis,
proctitis
Female: endocervicitis,
PID (contiguous
spread), arthritis,
proctitis
Infants: ophthalmia
Meningitis and
Disease neonatorum meningococcemia
Otitis media
Sinusitis
Bronchitis and
bronchopneumonia in
elderly patients with
COPD
Glucose
Yes Yes
Fermentation
Maltose
No Yes
Fermentation*
Rare (Penicillin G is the
Β-Lactamase
Common treatment of choice for
Production
meningococcal infection)
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Tankeshwar Acharya
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