Bacterium
neisseria
[ nahy-seer-ee-uh ]
Subclass of:
Neisseriaceae
Definitions related to neisseria:
  • A genus of gram-negative, aerobic, coccoid bacteria whose organisms are part of the normal flora of the oropharynx, nasopharynx, and genitourinary tract. Some species are primary pathogens for humans.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • A genus of Gram-negative, aerobic, strongly oxidase-positive diplococci bacteria in the phylum Proteobacteria.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Neisseria genus level.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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