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Neisseria
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neisseria
Translingual
thumb|Neisseria gonorrhoeae species
Etymology
mul German physician Albert Ludwig Sigesmund Neisser 1855 1916 = mul ia taxonomic suffix.
Proper noun
1 f
genus family Neisseriaceae 1 proteobacteria that colonize the mucosal surfaces of many animals The genus includes two parasitic bacteria species, one of which is the cause of gonorrhea, the other a cause of meningitis.
Hypernyms
genus
Hyponyms
genus Neisseria gonorrhoeae species - type species; Neisseria meningitidis species - selected other species
Derived terms
Neisseriaceae family 1
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Neisseria
mul taxonomic eponyms