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Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Noreen A. Hynes, M.D., M.P.H., D.T.M.&H., Valeria Fabre, M.D.

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MICROBIOLOGY

Gram-negative diplococcus, oxidase and catalase positive.
- Grows best on blood agar medium or chocolate medium (blood heated at 176-194^o 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.
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

Citation

Hynes, Noreen A, and  Valeria Fabre. "Neisseria Gonorrhoeae." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2015. Johns Hopkins Guide, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540249/all/Neisseria_gonorrhoeae.

Hynes NA, Fabre  . Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2015. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540249/all/Neisseria_gonorrhoeae. Accessed December 13, 2018.

Hynes, N. A., & Fabre,  . (2015). Neisseria gonorrhoeae. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. Available from https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540249/all/Neisseria_gonorrhoeae

Hynes NA, Fabre  . Neisseria Gonorrhoeae [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2015. [cited 2018 December 13]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540249/all/Neisseria_gonorrhoeae

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