Neisseria

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? Neisseria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria Phylum: Proteobacteria Class: Beta Proteobacteria Order: Neisseriales Family: Neisseriaceae Genus: Neisseria Trevisan, 1885

Neisseria is a genus of bacteria, included among the proteobacteria, a large group of gram-negative forms. It includes the species

• N. gonorrhoeae, which causes the disease gonorrhoea, and

• N. meningitidis, one of the most common causes of bacterial meningitis.

This genus also contains several, believed to be nonpathogenic species, like:

• Neisseria flavescens

• Neisseria sicca