About Neisseria
★ General Information
gram-negative diplococci with adjacent sides flattened.
★ Disease
N. gonorrhoeae: gonorrhea.
N. meningitidis: epidemic meningitis.
★ Lineage
Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Betaproteobacteria; Neisseriales; Neisseriaceae; Neisseria
★ Taxonomy ID