Neisseria gonorrhoeae
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MICROBIOLOGY
- Gram-negative diplococcus, oxidase and catalase positive.
- Grows best on blood agar medium or chocolate medium (blood heated at 176-194o F).
- Has a loose capsule and pili. Antigenic variation of pili can be used for epidemiological characterization.
- Strains with nutrient requirements for arginine, hypoxanthine or uracil are more likely to cause asymptomatic infection.
- Grows best on blood agar medium or chocolate medium (blood heated at 176-194o F).
- Infects surfaces lined with columnar epithelial cells: endocervix, urethra, anogenital and oropharyngeal mucous membranes, conjunctiva.
- Always considered pathogenic when identified.
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Last updated: November 30, 2015
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T1 - Neisseria gonorrhoeae
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A1 - Fabre, Valeria,M.D.
AU - Hynes,Noreen,M.D., M.P.H., D.T.M.&H.
Y1 - 2015/11/30/
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