Neisseria

Neisseria definition - medical

Neis·se·ri·a (nī-sîrˈē-ə)

noun
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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